Web host · checked November 15, 2026

Is Bluehost ready for 100-day and 47-day certificates?

Renews automatically

Bluehost’s own certificates renew automatically, so the shorter lifetimes (100 days from March 15, 2027, 47 days from March 15, 2029) are handled for you.

What renews automatically

AutoSSL uses Let's Encrypt certificates and "automatically renews your certificates before they expire". It's an account-wide setting.[Bluehost]

What doesn’t

Bluehost’s documentation lists no setup that needs manual renewal.

When it renews

Unknown: Bluehost doesn’t say how far ahead it renews.

What to do, and by when

February 10, 2027 · In 87 days
Let's Encrypt default certificates drop to 64 days[Let's Encrypt 1 (Let's Encrypt — Decreasing Certificate Lifetimes to 45 Days (Dec 2, 2025)), 2 (Let's Encrypt — 64-Day Certificate Lifetimes Coming Feb 2027 (Oct 7, 2026))]
Nothing to do if AutoSSL is on. Check the padlock after your next renewal.

Steps

Turn on AutoSSL (WordPress sites: My Sites > Manage Site > Security > Let's Encrypt SSL toggle).
If you bought a certificate from Bluehost, ask Bluehost how it's reissued under the 200/100-day limits.

Not published by Bluehost

How many days ahead Bluehost renews: not stated.
How Bluehost's paid certificates are reissued under shorter lifetimes: not stated on the help page.

We re-check these every month.

Questions

Does Bluehost renew SSL automatically?

Bluehost says AutoSSL automatically renews its free Let's Encrypt certificates before they expire.

Sources

Bluehost Help — Free SSL with Bluehost AutoSSL (Bluehost, accessed November 15, 2026)

Facts on this page last checked November 15, 2026.