Title: Lets Encrypt & Subfolder Last modified: January 31, 2022 --- # Lets Encrypt & Subfolder * Resolved [steviecussons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steviecussons/) * (@steviecussons) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/) * I am trying to go live with my site hosted by bluehost but am struggling with SSL. The plug-in Really Simple SSL stalls at ‘It is not possible to install Let’s Encrypt on a subfolder configuration. For more information, please read this article’ * Reading up, it is not clear to me that I am using any subdomains. Could you explain the problem to me? I have a set up of posts and pages, some with embedded vimeo links. * Bluehost says that certificates are live for the site but doesnt show a https link. This has me pretty confused all round. Thanks for any clarity. - This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Flets-encrypt-subfolder%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Plugin Contributor [Rogier Lankhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogierlankhorst/) * (@rogierlankhorst) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15311054) * If Bluehost states that the certificates are live, you don’t need to generate the certificate with Let’s Encrypt. * If you’re not sure if Really Simple SSL has detected the situation correctly, You can check if the Bluehost certificate is installed correctly on [https://ssllabs.com/ssltest](https://ssllabs.com/ssltest) * Thread Starter [steviecussons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steviecussons/) * (@steviecussons) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15311150) * Thank you. I have run the test and website gets the green light, yet when I click on any menu item, it is blocked ‘your connection is not private’ and this happens even on the home button. * Plugin Contributor [Rogier Lankhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogierlankhorst/) * (@rogierlankhorst) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15311306) * Is the certificate valid for both www and non www? * If you share your domain, we can take a look. * Thread Starter [steviecussons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steviecussons/) * (@steviecussons) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15311431) * Thanks, the domain is: _[ now in the link field ]_ * As you will see, I have another problem (though possibly related?) that the live site is only showing a text version when I see the full Hamilton theme in development. - This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/). * Plugin Contributor [Rogier Lankhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogierlankhorst/) * (@rogierlankhorst) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15312117) * [@steviecussons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steviecussons/) Looking in your source, I see a lot of Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 and certificate issues on resources of the site. * These url’s look like: * [https://box5168.temp.domains/~****/wp-content/themes/hamilton/style.css](https://box5168.temp.domains/~****/wp-content/themes/hamilton/style.css) ( cert error) * and [https://i0.wp.com/box5168.temp.domains/~****](https://i0.wp.com/box5168.temp.domains/~****)( 404, not existing error). * The 404 looks like it’s something to do with JetPack, or a WordPress CDN or image delivery service. * This temp domain does not have a certificate, so won’t load over https. * If you load your admin over the temp domain, you will get the same certificate error. * I think you need to run a search replace on this temp domain on your site (don’t forget to backup first!). [https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search-replace/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search-replace/) * Plugin Author [Mark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwolters/) * (@markwolters) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15335928) * Hi [@steviecussons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steviecussons/), * your site does seem to be secure now, did you manage to fix the issue? * Thread Starter [steviecussons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steviecussons/) * (@steviecussons) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15336613) * Sorry, I should have closed this. It appears to have been a hosting problem with going live and Bluehost solved it instantly. Thanks for the assistance. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Lets Encrypt & Subfolder’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/really-simple-ssl/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2839720) * [Really Simple Security - Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/really-simple-ssl/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/really-simple-ssl/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/really-simple-ssl/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/really-simple-ssl/reviews/) ## Tags * [SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ssl/) * [subfolder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subfolder/) * 7 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [steviecussons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steviecussons/) * Last activity: [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-encrypt-subfolder/#post-15336613) * Status: resolved