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Monday, February 26th, 2018 10:46 PM

Can I Secure My Homestead Website With HTTPS?

Can I Secure My Homestead Website With HTTPS?
​For SITEBUILDER PLUS ONLY. Do not use if you have Website Builder. ​

​If you have a Simplestore using Sitebuilder Plus, DO NOT PROCEED WITH THIS PROCEDURE. ​
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​How can I view and edit my DNS records using Homestead nameservers​



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jill1739

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5 years ago

Any idea on how to get "HTTPS" on "homestead hosted by bigcommerce" websites?

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drew_n

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This question is related to Storefront

Please reference the new conversation here: Can I use SSL on Sotrefront?

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drew_n

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This question is related to Storefront

Please reference the new conversation here: Can I use SSL on Sotrefront?

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trina_mole1652

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i have my domain pointed to an ecwid store so where am i supposed to do the SSL ?  I have tried with HS following the instructions but its not working - my sites are all down !

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aki5540

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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled I went in reverse.

I re did my nameservers. Can someone check to see if I'm ok. I appreciate the idea. I should have read more because upon reading I realized it wasn't for me. Thank you for the heads up.
How can I secure my site?

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marcella7180

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5 years ago

It still showing that I'm not a part of certificate.  It still show https and not the word secure.

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drew_n

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It appears that it might be the Flash element. If you look in your crypto tab in Cloudflare, does it show the certificate as Active? If so, try removing the flash element and publishing.

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drew_n

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Marcella7180, you also have html boxes on the page that link to other sites to display images. Those links are to http sites. You would need to see if you can server those links to https. If not, those will have to be removed from the page as well.

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steve5559

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edward5521

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After following the above instructions, my site has "https" but it does not show "secure". Instead the info says "your connection to this site is not fully secure". So how do I make "secure"appear? 

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5 years ago

gilbert5296

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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Submit Button returns an "https://" instead of "http://" causing DNS error.

I added a payment form w/ a paypal/credit card html code. The submit button returns a message that my info was submitted. However, the "Back" to payment form button returns a DNS error message. I noticed, that it is re-directing me to an "https://" url address instead of my website's which is an "http://" url address. the URL address are similar except it is "https://" instead of "http://". How can I fix it so my customers will not get annoyed and frustrated?

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robert8334

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5 years ago

Thank you so much. I have been asking Homestead to add a secure page option for years. Is there any way to specify just one webpage to be secure or must the entire website be secure?

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drew_n

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The whole thing.

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pat6389

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so I went through the simple instructions and set up HTTPS on 2 websites however now my youtube videos are being blocked, any Idea why?

In other words, my websites are being marked as "secure" but firefox and chrome say they have blocked parts of the page that are "not secure", which for some reason are the youtube videos, but we all know that youtube video's ARE secure and I have double checked that the Video URL's are in fact HTTPS

So have you heard of this before...any idea why that is happening?

it only happens to me when I visit my websites, it does not happen when I visit other websites that have youtube videos on them.

I'd rather not show the websites publicly, so if you need to see them please let me know how I can show them to you privately

Thanks

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drew_n

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Hi Pat, I see the YouTube video on the Websitebuilder site. You do need to be careful with external links. They may have a problem if you don't link to https. Can you tell me which page it is on? I can probably find the correct site from the page name.

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pat6389

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I changed 2 websites and it happening on both but for now lets just focus on one of them as I'm sure the answer will be the same

If you are able to see my websites from your backend I'm talking about the one that starts with 506sed...

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drew_n

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I see the problem Pat. The code is passing the URL as http, even though you have it set to https. We'll have to have the developers fix that. In the short term, you can get the embed code from your Youtube account and delete that element. Then add an HTML box and enter the code there. This will eliminate the unsecure content barrier.

If you need help with that, let me know. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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pat6389

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perfect work-around Drew... Thanks very much

But it would be nice if the developers could fix the issue ASAP as I have many websites that I will be setting up the HTTPS on, and it would be a pain in the butt to have to change all my youtube videos

One other question if you don't mind...

...when you google my website address and click on it in the search results, it opens as HTTP ... is there a specific reason why it is not directing to HTTPS?

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drew_n

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Yes, Step 12 and 13 above. It will go where told. Those steps will redirect http requests to https.

I agree. We have been updating Sitebuilder Plus to allow for https, but we must have missed the Youtube. A request to fix has been entered.

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5 years ago

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morahanbroslandscaping6439

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Do I need to do this for all domains we have or just the main one?  www.MorahanBrothers.com is our main one but we have medfieldlandscapema.com and medfieldlandscape.com point to that page.

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drew_n

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If the domains redirect to www.MorahanBrothers.com then you should only need to do the main domain. If the domain brings up its own site, then you need to do this for each domain.

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5 years ago

robert8891

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5 years ago

My change on cloudfare says "active" does that mean it's ready or will i need to wait a day, also i tried to go to my site and it's not being found after I did the change to https -- what's up with that

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drew_n

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Robert8891, Which site? I can take a look

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robert8891

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interesting people with bob brill, also the big issue still remains making it fit all monitors and mobile. I saw your step by step but that was five years ago and wiht the old site builder. what is the procedures with the new site builder?

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Hi! I'm not a moderator, but I just checked your beautiful websites and the only one that didn't work for me was reelmadnessfishing. Otherwise, they all look fine.

You might have to wait until Monday for an official reply.

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4 years ago

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mary7894

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5 years ago

Months ago, I moved all my retail off my homestead site to a different venue because even with the Cloudflare trick, I couldn't get https on those pages with drop-in html PayPal buttons. Is this issue resolved yet? Would really like to offer some goods for sale on my site. Thanks.

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drew_n

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This isn't really an issue. It is the design. HTML is placed within an iframe, which may be why it doesn't show as secured. If you use the built in buttons within the program, or the ecommerce store, you will still see the secure rating in the browser.

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5 years ago

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diamond_venture_network

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5 years ago

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled HOMESTEAD SSL HTTPS Solution for Homestead Desktop & Homestead Plus.

When will Homestead get the HTTPS and SSL solution? Is it a month away? two weeks away? I mean, all our websites are going to get dinged by GOOGLE because of this? Some of us are using the Homestead Desktop version as well. Please advise

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drew_n

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DIAMOND VENTURE NETWORK, this solution is valid for Sitebuilder Plus. I do not currently have information on the desktop program

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veronica4546

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I just payed with godaddy for this ssl certificate.... to find out that its not compatible with homestead hosting...  honestly is it some time soon?

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drew_n

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veronica4546, There is no need to purchase anything at all to get your site secure. This topic describes how to do it absolutely free. It works on all sites published with Sitebuilder Plus or Websitebuilder.

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cathy8923

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5 years ago

Hey Drew, thanks for the great instructions. It worked perfectly on my site @ https://www.cathyginter.com

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drew_n

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You're welcome!

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permagaia

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5 years ago

Hi there, I'm wondering if I need to go through these steps? I just tested the contact form on our website and did not get any "more obvious message in the address bar." using Firefox... We have received emails from folks using the form (with no comment about security) but want to ensure everyone feels safe using it (and we haven't lost anyone because they don't).

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drew_n

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PermaGaia, I would. The warnings are subtle and different browsers warn a little differently. It isn't very difficult and it will ensure that your customers feel safe in filling out your forms. As an added bonus, https gives you a small ranking boost.

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permagaia

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Excellent, thank you. Will get on that now. And thanks for the helpful step-by-step too!

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drew_n

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You're welcome

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5 years ago

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jim6388

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5 years ago

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled SSL certificate???.

I got a notice that I needed to get an SSL certificate for my website.  There was an old post regarding this and the process seemed complicated.  Is anything being offered in the regard as Google has made July 1 the deadline for websites to get this certificate or searches will be much worse.

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drew_n

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July 1st simply marks when Google will show the site as non-secure in Chrome. This is only important if you use a form to collect data. Is it a ranking factor, yes, but currently it is only a tiebreaker, not major. In any case, here are the instructions. It is quite a few steps, but very simple.

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robert8891

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I go to Cloudflare and open my account for bobbrill.com. It tells me to go to homestead and click on "edit name server name" but this does not appear on my editing platform. My other sites do have that, but not this one for some reason. Yet my site still does not respond to the https while still responding to http.  what does this mean? and how do I fix it.

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drew_n

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Your domain is registered at GoDaddy, not Homestead. You can only update nameservers at the domain host. Did you review the DNS settings from the Advanced DNS tab with what Cloudflare scanned? You want to make sure those are the same before changing nameservers.

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judith4708

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5 years ago

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Changeover website address to https.

Is there any update to the instructions for converting a website address to https? It appears that there were some workarounds needed. I hesitate to changeover if there are still problems, but time is running out. Please answer.

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drew_n

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This is not a workaround, nor are there any issues I am aware of. These instructions will secure your site.

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This process is only necessary for SiteBuilder plus sites. If you utilize the recommended builder, WebsiteBuilder, the SSL is added automatically free of charge. 

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2 years ago

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