Check CNAME Records for Domain Setup Before You Debug
Checking takes a minute and rules out an entire category of cause. Doing it first is the difference between a short fix and an afternoon.
Multiple Domains One Funnel: Canonicals and Duplicate Pages
The same page reachable at three addresses is three URLs, and whatever they earn is divided among them rather than accumulating.
Redirect WWW to Funnel: Choosing One Canonical Host
A site reachable at both names is two sites as far as machines are concerned, holding the same pages — which makes the duplication pure cost.
DNS Records for Funnel Hosting: The Full Set
A funnel domain serves pages, proves ownership to several platforms, carries the client’s mail, and authorises outbound messaging — all in one zone file.
A Record Root Domain: Pointing the Apex at a Host
Pointing a client’s domain at a hosted page looks like a two-minute job and regularly turns into an afternoon. The apex is why.
SSL Certificate Not Provisioning: Diagnosing a Stalled Issuance
Issuance is not arbitrary: an authority signs a hostname only once you have proved you control it. Here is how that proof works, what blocks it, and why pressing retry makes things worse.
Site Not Secure Warning: What Causes It and How to Clear It
A browser saying “not secure” is reporting how the page travelled, not that anything was stolen. Here is how to tell a missing certificate from mixed content, and the order to work through it.