@jmorahan, I appreciate this answer because it’s one that can be implemented using LE. It’s certainly not preferred to play games like this (like keeping track of which site ID are on which cert), but it’s functional. They’re not actually sequential site IDs, but they could certainly be made so or at least pre-determined.
It’s frustrating to repeatedly read suggestions that include a wildcard cert. How many times can you suggest wildcards until you have to question your FAQ.
I don’t actually prefer to use a wildcard, since I also think it shouldn’t be needed (for the same reasons it’s not offered), but LE does push you toward them, while simultaneously discouraging them. It doesn’t seem to be getting any traction with ACME either.
Now to wait for my 7 days to be up…