Expired domains with HTTP changing to HTTPS

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wakeywakey

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• Sep 14, 2019

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So I have found a decent expired domain with the HTTP prefix
I am being offered the chance of a free SSL certificate which changes the prefix to HTTPS

Will this have a detrimental effect on the link juice from the original address, and if so, how do I overcome this? (I presume with a redirect of some sort)

 

FatBee

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• Sep 14, 2019

• #2

Since its redirect, just remove the ssl.

 

SirLouen

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• Sep 14, 2019

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No issues. You do a 301 redirect from the 80 to 443 ports.
With apache/nginx is just a rewrite rule: https://www.tecmint.com/redirect-http-to-https-on-apache/
With cpanel: https://blog.cpanel.com/force-https-redirection/
Or just check with the panel you are just using
Just make sure that after configuration when you type the HTTP site it automatically redirects to HTTPS

 

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wakeywakey

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• Sep 15, 2019
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so that still passes any link juice to the new HTTPS site?

 

javadth

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• Sep 16, 2019

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wakeywakey said:

so that still passes any link juice to the new HTTPS site?

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i think as i see

 

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Lightning Proxies

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• Sep 16, 2019

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I think you can just use a plugin for your site to handle those http and https requests - the plugin should automatically do the redirects for you, and the link juice should flow freely, as it is within your site. I'd go for https since, it makes things rather legit in the eyes of the search engine.