How to Configure WordPress 6 and CloudFlare for free SSL

Incorrect settings in WordPress and Cloudflare can lead to complicated 301 and 302 problems spawning infinite loops. You can quickly get into a situation where you have too many redirects. You can check your redirects with this tool.

Cloudflare settings:

SSL/TLS > Overview Mode = Flexible (so you don’t need a cert on your server)
SSL/TLS > Edge Certificates:
Always use HTTPs = NO
Opportunistic Encryption = YES
TLS 1.3 = YES
Automatic HTTPS Rewrites = YES

WordPress settings:

Use HTTP://domain-name in your General settings for Base URL and Homepage.

Incorrectly configured redirect errors cause problems in Firefox and Chrome.

The page isn’t redirecting properly

An error occurred during a connection to your-domain.com

This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies.