How to fix ssl cert expiring soon on Webflow
Renew your SSL/TLS certificate before it expires to keep your store secure, trusted, and visible in search results.
Steps for Webflow
- Webflow automatically provisions and renews SSL via Fastly/Let's Encrypt for all published sites on custom domains — no manual renewal required.
- To check: go to Webflow Designer → Project Settings → Hosting → Custom Domains. A green lock icon next to your domain confirms SSL is active.
- If SSL is not provisioning: confirm your domain's DNS A record and CNAME are pointing to Webflow's servers (values are shown in Project Settings → Hosting → DNS Settings).
- To force re-provisioning after a DNS fix, remove the custom domain from Webflow and re-add it.
- Enable 'Redirect HTTP to HTTPS' under Project Settings → Hosting → Security to ensure all traffic is encrypted.
What is ssl cert expiring soon?
An SSL/TLS certificate is the digital credential that proves your website is who it says it is and encrypts the connection between your store and your customers' browsers — it's what puts the padlock icon and "https://" in the address bar. Every certificate has an expiry date, after which browsers will show a full-screen red warning ("Your connection is not private") to anyone who tries to visit your site. Renewing means getting a fresh certificate installed before the old one runs out. Most certificates last 90 days to 1 year, and renewal should be started at least 30 days before expiry to allow time for any issues.
When your certificate expires, every major browser — Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge — will block visitors with a hard security warning before they even see your store. This instantly destroys trust and conversions: most shoppers will leave and never return. Google also uses HTTPS as a ranking signal, so an expired certificate can hurt your organic search visibility. If you collect any customer data (names, emails, payment info), operating without a valid certificate exposes that data to interception and puts you at legal risk under privacy regulations such as GDPR and PCI-DSS. Even a single day of expiry can cause lasting damage to your brand reputation.
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