How to make the search form secure

  • I am using the startupwp theme on wordpress 4.1.

    I have a security certificate on my site and use an https plugin to force ssl on the page and all of it’s elements.

    But no matter what I do, the search from in the navigation bar is not secure.

    I’ve been searching google for a long time. I cannot find a solution.

    How do I make that little site search form secure so that my visitors don’t get a message from Chrome saying the site contains insecure elements?

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    try that theme’s support sub-forum: https://www.ads-software.com/support/theme/startupwp

    Thread Starter thirstyjon

    (@thirstyjon)

    I’ve learned a lot since posting this question.

    I’m pretty sure the problem is not the theme, but the https plugin that I am using.

    I had an option checked to force all sites that were NOT set to ssl to only use http (instead of https).

    That was forcing the search form to use a url without the https and thus the warning from Google Chrome that some elements were insecure.

    So I posted the question in the https plugin area.

    Somehow I need to both force non ssl pages to http while letting that one item – the search form – use https.

    Haven’t figured it out yet, but it doesn’t appear to be the theme.

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    also try that plugins designated support.

    Thread Starter thirstyjon

    (@thirstyjon)

    Hey Tara (and everybody).

    Yes, I have sought help in those forums.

    In the meantime, if anybody stops by this thread and knows a solution regardless of whether or not it involves this plugin I am interested to hear that solution.

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