WordPress VIP incident
Let’s Encrypt Service Disruption Impacting Certificate Automation
Resolved after 5 hours 39 minutes, affecting WordPress VIP Dashboard, on May 8, 2026.
The incident is resolved. Let's Encrypt is continuing to monitor on their end. Information on the incident can be found at: https://letsencrypt.status.io/pages/incident/55957a99e800baa4470002da/69fe2d6698ca07050eb4b1b3
Affected components
Update timeline
- monitoring May 08, 2026, 06:37 PM UTC
Let’s Encrypt is currently seeing service disruptions which may result in failed or delayed TLS certificate issuance and renewals for customers using automatic certificate management. https://letsencrypt.status.io/pages/incident/55957a99e800baa4470002da/69fe2d6698ca07050eb4b1b3 Only customers requesting new certificates or renewals via Let’s Encrypt are impacted; existing certificates remain valid until expiry We’ll continue monitoring and share updates as they become available.
- monitoring May 08, 2026, 09:07 PM UTC
Let's Encrypt has resumed issuance and is continuing to monitor: https://letsencrypt.status.io/pages/incident/55957a99e800baa4470002da/69fe2d6698ca07050eb4b1b3 We will continue to monitor and provide updates until the incident is fully resolved.
- resolved May 09, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC
The incident is resolved. Let's Encrypt is continuing to monitor on their end. Information on the incident can be found at: https://letsencrypt.status.io/pages/incident/55957a99e800baa4470002da/69fe2d6698ca07050eb4b1b3
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