When you set up your custom domain did you create a TXT record with the hostname _webflow and the value shown in Site settings beginning with “one-time-verification=” (e.g., “one-time-verification=01ab2345-cd67e-89f0-11gh-12i13456j789k”)
I didnt see the onetime verification in GoDaddy so i deleted the domain in Webflow and re-added it using the quickconnect domain and now I see the one-time-verification= in Godaddy.
I then go to republish the production and the staging sites. The staging site works fine with SSL but the production still gets this error:
This is only a theory, but I’m suspicious of this CAA record, which may be blocking cert issuance. Personally, I’d try temporarily removing that to see if it resolves the problem.
Outside of that, the only time I’ve seen SSL issuance problems correctly configured DNS ( A, CNAME, and TXT records ) is when DNSSEC is enabled and those DNS changes are considered invalid due to a DNSSEC signature mismatch.
I’d try disabling DNSSEC if it’s enabled. You may need to contact your registrar.
It would be nice if they gave more details on the “Failed to communicate with the secure server.”, but my money’s on the CAA record. I think the cert isn’t being issued as a result of that record’s restrictions.
