Carrd Not Secure Warning on Custom Domain

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Wait and verify DNS

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   1. Wait one to two hours after publishing.
   2. Re-check the A and CNAME records as in the custom domain guide.
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Request a new certificate

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   1. Contact Carrd support and ask them to requeue the SSL certificate.
   2. For www-only or root-only warnings, ask for a certificate covering both.
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. If you use Cloudflare

   1. In Cloudflare set SSL/TLS mode to Full (Strict) to stop redirect loops.
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Browser shows Not Secure on the custom domain, or only on www or only on the bare domain.

Why it happens

• Certificate not yet issued
• Certificate issued before DNS was complete
• Wrong DNS records
• Cloudflare SSL mode misconfigured

This guide also covers

• carrd not secure
• carrd ssl certificate
• carrd https not working

Other Carrd errors

• Carrd Custom Domain Not Working
• Carrd Publish Failed Error
• Carrd Changes Not Showing on Published Site
• Carrd Form Not Sending or No Messages Received
• Carrd Embed Not Working or Site Blank
• Carrd Site Not Showing on Google
• Carrd Mobile Layout Broken or Desktop Version on Phone
• Carrd Builder Slow, Glitchy or Out of Elements