VISITORS WHO SKIP THE WWW GET A SITE THAT THROWS A CERTIFICATE WARNING

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Accepted solution by Cyrus D. — Make sure the host knows about both names. Most platforms issue certificates only for domains u add in their dashboard, so add the apex…
  1. guys pls help my analytics showed a strange drop and when I checked, the bare domain throws a certificate warning. the www version is fine.

    This site can't be reached

    This site can't be reached
    Check if there is a typo in my-shop-site.example.
    If spelling is correct, try running Windows Network Diagnostics.
    DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN
    

    I'm using the default DNS editor and pointing teh site at a git-based pages host. I think there's still an old A record from the previous host but I'm scared to delete things I don't understand. could someone explain how apex and www are supposed to be set up? A short explanation of what each record is supposed to do would help alot. any ideas??

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  2. Does the default DNS editor offer ALIAS, ANAME or flattening anywhere in teh record types? ??

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  3. after changes, test from outside ur network: nslookup example.com 8.8.8.8 and curl -I https://example.com :D the curl output shows the redirect chain and the status, which tells you whether DNS or the host config is teh remaining problem.

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  4. Make sure the host knows about both names. Most platforms issue certificates only for domains u add in their dashboard, so add the apex and the www as custom domains and set one as primary. Otherwise the apex resolves correctly but shows a certificate mismatch.

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