How to Access NYSBA Communities While the Site is Down

The Issue: NYSBA Communities Is Stuck in a Redirect Loop

For the past few days, users have been unable to access the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Communities website at https://communities.nysba.org.

Instead of loading properly, the site fails with a "Too Many Redirects" error or refuses to connect securely. This appears to be caused by a problem with NYSBA’s hosting provider, Higher Logic, and their SSL certificate configuration.

How to Access NYSBA Communities While the Issue Persists

Although https://communities.nysba.org/ is broken, you can still log in and access discussions by modifying the URL.

Step 1: Log In

Use this direct link to Higher Logic:
https://nysba.higherlogic.com/login/

Step 2: Read a Discussion Thread

If you try to click a thread link, it will redirect you to the broken communities.nysba.org URL. Instead, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the link (or long-press on mobile) and select Copy Link.
2. Modify the beginning of the copied URL:
   • Change https://communities.nysba.org
   • To https://nysba.higherlogic.com

Example:

• Doesn’t work:
  https://communities.nysba.org/discussion/...

• Works:
  https://nysba.higherlogic.com/discussion/...

This simple URL adjustment allows you to bypass the broken redirect loop and access discussions directly.

🔄 Tool to Convert NYSBA Communities Links

To access NYSBA posts while NYSBA fixes the Communities issue, follow these steps:

1️⃣ Log in to NYSBA Communities using the correct link:
👉 Log in here

2️⃣ Copy the URL of the discussion thread you want to access. You can right-click the thread online after you login or from an email digest you might have received.

3️⃣ Paste the URL below, and we’ll convert it to a working nysba.higherlogic.com link.

Converted Link:

Next Steps

NYSBA’s IT team and Higher Logic need to:

• Fix the SSL certificate issue.
• Ensure the AWS load balancer properly handles HTTPS.
• Verify redirect rules to prevent infinite loops.

Until then, use the alternative https://nysba.higherlogic.com/ links to access your discussions.