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Why Does My WordPress Site Say “Not Secure”? How to Fix It

By Jonathan Wofford / Nov 2, 2026

The short answer Browsers say “Not Secure” when your site loads over plain HTTP, when its security certificate is missing, expired or wrong, or when a secure page pulls in insecure files. The fix is usually free: turn on your host’s free certificate, switch both WordPress addresses to https, redirect old http links, and replace…