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title: "ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS on WordPress: cause and fix"
description: "WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL set to https:// while a proxy passes the request as http:// makes WordPress redirect endlessly trying to reach the scheme it already…"
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# ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS on WordPress

> WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL set to https:// while a proxy passes the request as http:// makes WordPress redirect endlessly trying to reach the scheme it already thinks it is on.

## Why it happens on WordPress

 WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL set to https:// while a proxy passes the request as http:// makes WordPress redirect endlessly trying to reach the scheme it already thinks it is on.

## The fix on WordPress

 Add the standard HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO check to wp-config.php so WordPress detects HTTPS correctly behind the proxy, and confirm both WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL use the same canonical hostname.

## If that didn't fix it

 WordPress has its own failure mode, but ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS has a wider set of causes. The most common one overall is: The CDN forwards to the origin over HTTP while the origin redirects all HTTP to HTTPS — an infinite loop.

 Switch the CDN's SSL mode to Full so the origin leg is encrypted, or make the origin trust the forwarded-proto header instead of the raw scheme.

## Check your own domain

 The uptime probe returns the full redirect chain, so you can see the exact two URLs bouncing off each other instead of inferring it from behaviour.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why does ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS happen on WordPress?

 WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL set to https:// while a proxy passes the request as http:// makes WordPress redirect endlessly trying to reach the scheme it already thinks it is on.

### How do I fix ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS on WordPress?

 Add the standard HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO check to wp-config.php so WordPress detects HTTPS correctly behind the proxy, and confirm both WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL use the same canonical hostname.

### What does ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS mean?

 Two rules are bouncing the request back and forth — most often an HTTPS redirect at the application level fighting a proxy that is forwarding as plain HTTP, so each side thinks the other needs to upgrade.


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