Title: "can't establish a connection" message on HTTPS enabled
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# "can't establish a connection" message on HTTPS enabled

 *  [johndove523](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johndove523/)
 * (@johndove523)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-establish-a-connection-message-on-https-enabled/)
 * I’m trying to make certain pages with forms (containing sensitive information)
   secure with the HTTPS plugin. As per the installation instructions, I have “Force
   SSL Exclusively” checked in the settings, but that is the only setting I have
   edited/changed. The url is:
 * [https://fburgspca.org/test-https/](https://fburgspca.org/test-https/)
 * We do not have an SSL certificate for this site. Is one needed (in conjunction
   with this plugin?)
 * Any help you could provide toward getting these pages secure would be appreciated.–
   Thanks.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-https/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-https/)

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 * Last reply from: [johndove523](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johndove523/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-establish-a-connection-message-on-https-enabled/)
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