Hi, thanks very much for this article.
I came across your post last week and implemented the above steps on my blog but after two days of applying my flexible SSL certificate was still pending. I contacted their support and they explained the delay wasn’t from their own end.
I later came across another article on Let’s Encrypt free SSL. I implemented the steps and it was like magic.
Check my blog https://www.wiki212.com/
The let’s encrypt SSL is active though will have to renew it every 3months.
Thanks again for the great piece.