HTTP -> HTTPS: what to pay attention to in 2023?

YoMaine

YoMaine

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One of my customers asked me (well, he finally understood!) to transfer his site from http protocol to https. I haven't done such feats in a very long time. Can you advise me what additional actions I need besides changing the configuration of the web server and aquring the SSL certificate?
 
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Make sure non-secure version of every page is redirected to secured one automatically under all circumstances.

You can also enable HTTP/2 while you're at it.
 
tiiberius said:
Make sure non-secure version of every page is redirected to secured one automatically under all circumstances.

You can also enable HTTP/2 while you're at it.
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Many thanks! I will check that for sure.
But do I need some magic tricks in Google Search Console or something?
 
YoMaine said:
Many thanks! I will check that for sure.
But do I need some magic tricks in Google Search Console or something?
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You can do that from the control panel of your client's hosting or Cloudflare or install Cloudflare origin certificate on the cpanel or hosting server.
 
If you have hardcoded http://www.domain.com/image.jpg etc rename all to https, to prevent 'mixed content' warnings.
 
YoMaine said:
One of my customers asked me (well, he finally understood!) to transfer his site from http protocol to https. I haven't done such feats in a very long time. Can you advise me what additional actions I need besides changing the configuration of the web server and aquring the SSL certificate?
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Forget seo or whatever. Plaintext communication with a website is INSECURE. May be stop thinking everything in terms of SEO.

We have no clue which of your sites you are talking about. So, umm.. can’t say. But please, stop guessing about the protocol. It’s required.

As for how, this is something that your hosting provider can give you if you don’t know how to. Ask them. Again, we have no idea which of your hostings you are using. :D
 
Sure thing. Post-migration, you'll want to update the internal links to ensure they use HTTPS. Don’t forget to switch external links where you have control, like social media profiles. Update the canonical tags, if they’re there.
 
Thank you all brothers, now I have no fears.
As for technical details, oc I will use CloudFlare to hide the real IP and attach free SSL cert.
 
In CloudFlare you can set few rules for free, make one of them to redirect all http to https.
 
In 2023, it is important to pay attention to global events, economic trends, technological advancements, environmental issues, and social and political developments.
 
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