rpc.pingomatic.com still using HTTP

[bhubbard]

It looks like rpc.pingomatic.com still doesn't support https. I would like to see it support HTTPS, and then have WordPress default to using https for it.

​screenshot of Update Services field

[sabernhardt]

Update Services field on Writing Settings screen

[sabernhardt]

Thanks for the report and sorry for the long delay!

The rpc.pingomatic.com subdomain still does not seem to support HTTPS, but I made a patch to update the schema for new sites if the subdomain gets SSL.

All unit tests passed with only the schema.php change. I also wanted to update the unit test to check both HTTP and HTTPS, and (only) the 7.0-multisite test failed. The failure notice mentions a timeout. (I had planned to try a pull request on my fork first. :facepalm:)

When this is completed, the ​Update Services support article will need updating (both the screenshot and the list).

[sabernhardt]

#62979 was marked as a duplicate.

[sabernhardt]

My branch is updated, and all tests passed.

I also wanted to update the unit test to check both HTTP and HTTPS

I did not explain why the unit test checks both, but I think it was because existing sites would still have the HTTP URL.