TechNote (Archived)

Using Contribute with a website that has both secure and non-secure pages (http/https)

Issue

After creating a connection to a website (using the Connection Wizard) with a homepage URL that looks like http://www.mysite.com, browsing to a secure page like https://mysite.com will bring up this error message:

"You are viewing a page on a website that you haven't created a connection to."

Solution

This issue is easily resolved by adding an alternate address for https://mysite.com in the Web Address tab while administering the site.

To specify an alternate web address for a website:

Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute> Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu.
If prompted, enter the Administrator password, and click OK. The Administer Website dialog box appears.
Select the Web Server category on the left side of the dialog box, and click the Web Address tab. The Web Address panel appears.
Click the Add button. The Add or Edit Alternate Address dialog box appears.
Enter an alternate URL and click OK. The new URL appears in the Alternate addresses list.
When you have entered all the alternate web addresses, click Close to exit the Administer Website dialog box and save your changes, or select another category to modify.