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SSL Certificate Expiring Soon on WordPress

The SSL certificate is expiring within 30 days. An expired certificate will cause browsers to show a security warning, blocking visitors.

Issue ID: SEC-CERT-EXPIRY-001Severity: criticalEffort: S

Why this matters

The SSL certificate is expiring within 30 days. An expired certificate will cause browsers to show a security warning, blocking visitors. This affects browser trust signals and whether visitors feel safe submitting contact details.

WordPress fix path

How to fix this on WordPress

Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.

  1. 1Inspect the page and theme output.
  2. 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
  3. 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.

After you fix it

  • Check certificate expiry date in browser by clicking the lock icon

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