# Started using cloudflare but our website is not coming up

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/started-using-cloudflare-but-our-website-is-not-coming-up/103317>\
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**Created:** [December 20, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/started-using-cloudflare-but-our-website-is-not-coming-up/103317 "2024-12-20T16:02:47Z")\
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I checked your website and it seems to be running as a redirect loop, with the redirect being triggered by WordPress.

WordPress and Cloudflare don’t work well together out of the box due to Cloudflare’s Flexible SSL system that doesn’t work with WordPress’ HTTPS detection.

You can fix that by configuring your website to use Full SSL instead:

> [@How to setup Full SSL with Cloudflare](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-setup-full-ssl-with-cloudflare/60679):
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> By default, Cloudflare uses a system called “Flexible SSL”. In this system, Cloudflare secures the connection between your visitors and Cloudflare, but not the connection between Cloudflare and your website. Not only is this less secure, some websites (notably WordPress) have trouble detecting whether HTTPS is in use, causing all sorts of issues. The best way to resolve this is by using Full SSL in Cloudflare. This way, the connection between Cloudflare and your website is encrypted, and your w…

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