Last week, a client approached Cyfrid Technologies with a seemingly simple issue:
👉 Their site wasn’t passing the WhyNoPadlock test.
👉 It showed a “Mixed content test failed” and a “Navigation timeout of 30000 ms exceeded” error.
At first glance, everything looked fine:
✅ Valid SSL
✅ All content and assets loaded over HTTPS
✅ No obvious mixed content issues
I expected a quick 1-hour fix. But as we dug deeper, it turned into a deeper challenge.
🚨 Switched servers temporarily
🚨 Increased server resources
🚨 Cleared cache, disabled CDN, tested from different locations
Still, the same timeout error persisted.
So, we moved the site to a staging environment and disabled all plugins. Boom—error gone. Then came the real detective work 🔎 reactivating plugins one by one.
Eventually, we pinpointed the issue: Elementor Pro. While Elementor Pro itself is a trusted premium plugin, I had a hunch that something was off within the page elements.
By enabling and disabling each section one by one, I finally tracked down the real culprit—an embedded Google Maps iframe that was silently causing the timeout error.
🎯 After optimizing the iframe, the site passed the WhyNoPadlock test with flying green colors.
Key Takeaway:
Even standard, reliable tools can behave unexpectedly based on how they’re used. Real-world debugging often means going beyond checklists and trusting your process (and your patience!).