Here we will cover what to do when a WordPress Site using the Elementor plugin continues to report insecure links after updating the links to HTTPS.
This guide can help if the WordPress site has a valid SSL certificate and a database search-and-replace has been run or an SSL plugin has been installed but the site is still showing as insecure.
This issue can also be seen when navigating to the HTTPS version of the site and the site is showing as insecure, or is showing mixed-content warnings.
This issue occurs because Elementor retains its own cache of the old site links.
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- Back up the WordPress database if you haven't done so already
- Log into the WordPress Dashboard
- In the left side panel, hover over Elementor and click on Tools
- Click on the Replace URL tab.
- Enter the http:// URL for the site and the https:// URL to replace it with
- Click Replace URL.
- Test the site again to ensure that it is now showing as secure