Validating SSL Seal in the Browser in Magento with http:// references - magento

Question

So, one of my developers used a function like this to make a custom navigation for a Magento eCommerce site:
<li><a class="about" href="<?php echo $this->getUrl() ?>"><?php echo $this->__('about') ?></a></li>
The only problem is it's outputting like:
<li>about</li>
From what I understand, SSL seals break in the browser if there are both http:// and https:// references.
I'm trying to look for a quick fix to remedy this and would be thrilled if someone has a better way to do this than what's been done.
Cheers!
Revised:
Thanks guys,
I think I've narrowed it down to an extenstion that was installed called, Jirafe.
The output code is:
<noscript><p><img src="http://data.jirafe.com//piwik.php?idsite=#####" style="border:0" alt="" /></p></noscript>
The php file that I think generates the script is:
class Fooman_Jirafe_Model_JirafeTracker extends Piwik_PiwikTracker
{
protected function sendRequest($url)
{
$client = new Zend_Http_Client($url);
$response = $client->request();
//check server response
if ($client->getLastResponse()->isError()) {
throw new Exception($response->getStatus() .' '. $response->getMessage());
}
return $response;
}
}
How would I request the image via SSL?
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You can use
$this->getUrl('', array('_secure' => true));
or
$this->getUrl('', array('_forced_secure' => true));
to make Magento use the configured web/secure/base_url.

Answer 2

I don't believe there is a problem with having non-ssl links on a secure web-page, after all you might wish to link to another website that doesn't support ssl traffic. I think perhaps you can confusing this with including non-secure resources on a page. So in your example I don't believe the anchor link is a problem, but if it was an img tag with a src attribute, then it would cause issues, since you are telling the browser to request an insecure link on a secure page.