Switching url to https causes a 404 error

[aasllani044]

I have received a Universal SSL Certificate. It is active, however when i switch my siteURL from http to https, my site is marked as not secure and every page returns a 404 error. What can be causing this and how can i fix it?

Thanks

[sdayman]

Check your server logs. They are usually pretty clear about a 404.

Which SSL setting are you using at Cloudflare? It’s probably Full or Flexible.

Finally, what’s the domain? “Not Secure” is usually caused by Mixed Content.

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[aasllani044]

I have Flexible SSL.
I have disable mixed content through Cloudflare and also using a plugin on wordpress.
I think the 404 is being caused by a jquery script that is using http ( ), however i cant seem to find its location.

[MarkMeyer]

Your browser’s dev tools may help (F12 in Chrome and Firefox).