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What is HSTS? The “Strict” Security Layer Your WordPress Site Needs
You have installed an SSL certificate. You have set up a 301 redirect to send all traffic from HTTP to HTTPS. You think you are secure. You might be wrong. There is a small window of vulnerability called the "First Visit Gap." When a user types yoursite.com into their browser (without https://), the browser first…
February 14, 2026
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