Title: https update and too many redirects
Last modified: May 15, 2022

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# https update and too many redirects

 *  [docmartinhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docmartinhk/)
 * (@docmartinhk)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-update-and-too-many-redirects/)
 * I have a site that is also cached via Cloudflare, using W3 Total Cache.
 * All seemed fine.
 * WordPress site check advised to Update to https. As introduced in WP 5.7
    – I
   wasn’t sure quite how my site qualified, whether using SSL certificate from Cloudflare
   perhaps [?]. No other info given.
 * Anyway, hit the blue button … waited a short time, and got a blank page; now 
   getting too many redirects when try to reach admin, either via http or https
 * While the site otherwise works, http only.
 * I’ve tried development mode in Cloudflare, in case some issue with this [also
   Full and Flexible SSL); still those redirects. Not sure why, or what I should
   do to try fixing.
 * – there’s no “Undo” button for the https “update” [more of a “downdate” in my
   case so far!]
 * Before doing this, had tried looking for info on this https update and Cloudflare;
   but hadn’t seen anything, suggesting the process should go smoothly.
 * Update: in MySQL, wp options table – can see home and siteurl now with https.
   So seems odd to me the site is still working. But, can I change back from https
   to http, perhaps solving the redirect issue?
    [and then figure how to change 
   to https]
 * Advice appreciated!
    -  This topic was modified 4 years ago by [docmartinhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docmartinhk/).

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-update-and-too-many-redirects/#post-15647275)
 * Too many redirects issue: see if info in this tutorial helps:[http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-error-too-many-redirects-issue-in-wordpress/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-error-too-many-redirects-issue-in-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [docmartinhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docmartinhk/)
 * (@docmartinhk)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-update-and-too-many-redirects/#post-15647974)
 * Thanks!
 * I had seen articles like this; figured not plugin as WordPress core caused this;
   and htaccess not changed. clearing cache, changing browser not helping.
 * Just changed siteurl and home back to http from https, and now can access admin
   pages.
 * But this didn’t give insight into why this happened; I don’t know what WordPress
   should do when hit the “Update your site to use HTTPS” button – it’s surely more
   than simply changing home and siteurl… …
 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-update-and-too-many-redirects/#post-15648208)
 * > I had seen articles like this; figured not plugin as WordPress core caused 
   > this; and htaccess not changed. clearing cache, changing browser not helping.
   > Just changed siteurl and home back to http from https, and now can access admin
   > pages.
 * As long as you don’t need SSL/HTTPS for your domain, then you’ve indeed “solved”
   the problem. But I’m wondering why then did you turn the feature on if you don’t
   need it?
 * If you still need HTPS for your domain, then your real problem is very likely
   to be in your Cloudflare SSSL/TLS setup. Try the different encryption modes: 
   one of them is likely to work without the redirect loop. (But, of course, you
   need to switch your WordPress site URL to use HTTPS to do this.)
 * Please see: [https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170566](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170566)
 *  Thread Starter [docmartinhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docmartinhk/)
 * (@docmartinhk)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-update-and-too-many-redirects/#post-15648315)
 * Thanks
    I’ve seen that google now prefers sites with HTTPS, for instance. [Yes,
   likely v small benefit in SERPS, but seemed worth a go]
 * WordPress site health advises the change; seen articles re WordPress on it being
   better to use https even if not gathering data.
    Indeed, from WordPress:
 * “It is recommended for all production WordPress sites to use HTTPS.”
 * So feeling almost a bit primitive in being with http!
 * I did try those encryption modes on Cloudflare; one stopped site working at all!
 * – And in development mode w Cloudflare, no difference; suggesting the one-click
   migration hadn’t worked properly with the site.
 * So I may try the migration with Cloudflare in development mode, using certificate
   on the website [from host]; and then indeed see which of the Cloudflare encryption
   modes works.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years ago by [docmartinhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docmartinhk/).

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