SSL certificate failure on GoDaddy

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A frustrated web developer sitting at a cluttered desk late at night, illuminated by the glow of multiple monitors displaying error messages and a broken padlock icon on a browser screen showing "Not Secure" in the address bar. The room is dark except for the blue-white screen light. One monitor prominently shows a website offline error page with an expired SSL certificate warning. Empty coffee cups surround the keyboard. The atmosphere conveys exhaustion, frustration, and technical crisis. Photorealistic editorial style with dramatic low-key lighting and a tense, moody atmosphere.

A renewed SSL certificate failed to silently install on a GoDaddy managed WordPress server, taking a client’s site offline at midnight when the old certificate expired. What followed was a six-hour ordeal involving five support agents, repeated upsell attempts, a Cloudflare DNS blame game, and an unactivated certificate root cause — highlighting serious reliability concerns with GoDaddy’s managed hosting platform.

WordPress WP-CLI, Command Line Interface

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A WordPress developer encountered an issue where a site was stuck in an update lock, preventing an upgrade to version 5.8. After standard update methods failed, the issue was resolved using the WP-CLI command `wp option delete core_updater.lock` to clear the lock stored in the WordPress database. The post includes a reference to the relevant … Read more

Yes you really need SSL

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What is an SSL certificate and why do I need it? Setting up SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) on your website protects against eavesdropping and tampering with or forging the contents of your site. Have you seen that green padlock Google is using to indicate your site is encrypted (HTTPS protocol)? Google is calling for HTTPS everywhere on … Read more

Backups, Migrations & More

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UpDraft Plus recommended for backups

Need to backup your WordPress site, or, moving to a new domain/host, then these are the tools for you! UpdraftPlus Premium – * recommended * — Backup, Dropbox integration, Migration BackUpBuddy – The most popular plugin for backing up or moving a WordPress site. VaultPress – Backup, and security for your WordPress site from the developers … Read more

Plugins in my Toolkit

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eCommerce Woo Commerce Easy Digital Downloads eStore eMembership Custom Fields, Post, Taxonomy Pods Advanced Custom Fields Custom Post Type UI Page/Theme Builder BeaverBuilder BeaverThemer BeaverBuilder PowerPack Genesis Dambuster (for use with Genesis Themes) Administration Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades Content/Metadata Hide Title – hides page title Show Hide Author – hide author metadata – a security … Read more

What Makes a Website Work?

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Basic Information/Introduction. Compelling dialog to attract customers. Clarification of what service is provided. Listing of products available and why the customer “must” have them. Contact information/Point of Contact. A few FAQs. Relevant articles with regard to products and services. Explanation of why your business is the better choice; what differentiates your services/products, what makes you stand out. … Read more