JJJ,
If you had a production server, would you rely on letsEncrypt?
Not me.

And Google does not 'penalize' sites without SSL, though they do give a 'slight' advantage to those that do have it (not a minus but rather a very slight plus in rankings).

We take security seriously on our servers, and I'd rather pay for an SSL with a reliable warranty than go down the letsEncrypt path. wink

Hopefully someday the internet is all encrypted safely, but we're not there yet.

Last edited by rharv; 11/01/18 03:00 PM.

Make your sound your own!
.. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome