Title: https PDFs don’t load
Last modified: December 27, 2018

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# https PDFs don’t load

 *  Resolved [peeld](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peeld/)
 * (@peeld)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-pdfs-dont-load/)
 * Hi there, great plugin (free version only).
 * I’m not sure where else to ask but hopefully you have an answer. Currently, Really
   Simple SSL running fine on my sites. However, recently I have discovered that
   PDF files don’t load as https in chrome. They’ll load fine in Safari, and fine
   in a Chrome incognito window, and they’ll load as http in chrome, but not https.
   Any idea why this might be the case? Certificates are all good.
 * Anyway, shot in the dark, thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [Mark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwolters/)
 * (@markwolters)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-pdfs-dont-load/#post-11028906)
 * Hi,
 * do the PDF’s use https:// links on the site? Possibly the files aren’t being 
   redirected when accessed directly, to fix this you can try to enable the .htaccess
   redirect option or enable HSTS (see [https://really-simple-ssl.com/hsts-http-strict-transport-security-good/](https://really-simple-ssl.com/hsts-http-strict-transport-security-good/)).
   HSTS will force all requests over [https://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-pdfs-dont-load/?output_format=md),
   including direct requests to files.
 * Mark
 *  Thread Starter [peeld](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peeld/)
 * (@peeld)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-pdfs-dont-load/#post-11030846)
 * Thanks for the response – Yes, the PDFs are using https:// links on the site.
   Nothing loads, but if I remove the s from https, there it is. In any case, thanks
   for the response, I’ll give the pro plugin a shot and see if it works (although
   I purchased it before and then got a refund, something about the pro version 
   messed with another site, but here’s hoping, Fingers X!) 🙂
 * Thanks for the response, happy new year
    Daisy

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-pdfs-dont-load/#post-11030846)
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