Website platform · checked November 15, 2026

Is WordPress.com ready for 100-day and 47-day certificates?

Renews automatically

WordPress.com’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, with the exceptions below.

What renews automatically

• WordPress.com automatically provides free SSL for all domains and subdomains it hosts, from Let's Encrypt or Google Trust Services.[WordPress.com]
• The certificate stays active as long as the domain is connected to a WordPress.com site.[WordPress.com]

What doesn’t

• CAA records that don't allow Let's Encrypt, mixed nameservers or DNSSEC errors can block issuance.[WordPress.com]

When it renews

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

What to do, and by when

1. March 15, 2027 · In 120 days
   Maximum certificate lifetime drops to 100 days[CA/Browser Forum 1 (CA/Browser Forum — Baseline Requirements for TLS Server Certificates (v2.3.1, 4 Oct 2026)), 2 (CA/Browser Forum — Ballot SC081v3: Introduce Schedule of Reducing Validity and Data Reuse Periods)]
   Nothing to do. Keep the domain connected and CAA records compatible.

Steps

1. In the Hosting Dashboard, open the domain and check Domain security shows the certificate as active.
2. If it's pending for more than 24 hours, fix the DNS issue shown and click Provision certificate.