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OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2020, 02:43 PM Apr 2020

WordPress mixed content warning help, please

The site in question doesn't have much content, fortunately. Rather than access root files (which intimidates the fuck out of me), can I simply make changes via the dashboard? Re-upload images and fix hyperlinks to change from http to https?

Or does it have to take place at the server level?

Thanks!

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WordPress mixed content warning help, please (Original Post) OneGrassRoot Apr 2020 OP

Why not try what you know you can do yourself comfortably? mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #1

Yeah, I'm doing that... OneGrassRoot Apr 2020 #2

Not sure offhand but I do know that if a page has an https:// address mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #3

Cool. Thank you! n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2020 #4

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Why not try what you know you can do yourself comfortably?

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 02:46 PM

Apr 2020

ID the http:// links in the page(s) first ... make as many of those be valid https:// links as you can ... and see what happens?

OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts)

2. Yeah, I'm doing that...

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 02:49 PM

Apr 2020

but I don't know enough to know if something must be changed at the root level to remove the Privacy Warning message that appears when entering the URL.

I am going to go ahead and reload the images and fix hyperlinks though.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. Not sure offhand but I do know that if a page has an https:// address

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 02:52 PM

Apr 2020

Then most if not all links on the page also have to point to https:// addresses in order to avoid mixed content warnings.

So no matter what you're on the right track/doing something useful, even if it doesn't solve it completely.

OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts)

4. Cool. Thank you! n/t

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 03:43 PM

Apr 2020

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