What does an SSL certificate actually do?

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You may have been hearing that Google has taking a stricter stance regarding website security. When a website does not have a SSL certificate, it will rank lower search engine results pages. Chrome browser users now see an error/warning “NOT SECURE” when entering a site does not have an SSL Certificate. This can certainly be off-putting to site visitors. Do you want that? … Read more »

Slider stops working when switching to HTTPS

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If you are using a slider like coda slider, Flex slider or any jquery slider and it stops working when you switch the site to HTTPs, the fix is fairly simple. Search your code for link to <script src=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js”></script> Change it to: <script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js”></script> The problem is that the link to the … Read more