ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS after latest update released on August 13, 2020

Hi @jesseho

I faced the same issue.
Meanwhile you get the response you can add the following lines in wp-config.php file in order to restore the website functionality.

define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);

if (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'], 'https') !== false)
$_SERVER['HTTPS']='on';

Hi,

I honestly can’t say why the site would be acting like this as no code was changed in this upgrade.

I was forced to release an update due to trademark issues with the Cloudflare name.

This plugin also contains code to mitigate the problem where this plugin “loads too late” – and instead it’ll try to load before all other plugins.

Here is the article on getting this whole setup to work:
https://www.icontrolwp.com/blog/enabling-cloudflares-universal-flexible-ssl-wordpress-without-infinite-redirect-loops/

My suggestion would be to go backwards through the steps and them come forwards again. so the first step is to disable the Page Rule for ‘Always Use HTTPS’.

I’d suggest then to wait a few minutes and open your website under a different browser (as your original browser will have cached any HTTPS redirects).

Perhaps deactivate and reactivate the plugin, then confirm that HTTP and HTTPS both work. Once you can safely browse your site on both, then turn back on the Page Rule.

Sorry for the trouble, but CloudFlare Flexible/Universal SSL can be problematic. When this plugin was released, there was no such thing as LetsEncrypt. Now many webhosts support LetsEncrypt (free SSL certificates) so you might be better checking with your host to enable this option, switch your site to true HTTPS and uninstall this plugin completely.

@paultgoodchild

Paul, I am in dire need of some help.

I was trying to get away from cloudflare on a site that I inherited, and I accidentally deactivated this plugin.

My admin panel is totally screwed. I have been getting the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS for over a week, I have spent probably 30 hours just trying to fix this issue.

I have tried every single fix I have come across and nothing.

I even created a mu-plugins folder and uploaded this plugin to it, but did not work.

Most recently I have gone into wp_options and tried editing the “active_plugins” table to include the plugin…. but it is already listed under “active_plugins”?

Im so baffled, my admin side went to infinite redirects the second I deactivated this plugin, yet in wp_options it says it is active?

I am almost to the point of rolling back, which unfortunately I had to do an emergency rebuild of this website and made it in 1 day, and I did not backup before deactivating this plugin, nightmare.

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

I have already spent longer trying to figure this out than it would have taken to rebuild the entire website…. but at this point a quick fix would be nice.