https to http - quick question

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DebbieSprules

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Mar 20, 2009

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• Jun 2, 2009

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I have changed my server and now my site is http://www not https://www.

All my seo efforts went to https

Now the serps still show the https links which are all dead - thus no traffic..

do I need to start all over again reposting these links?

 

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DebbieSprules

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• Jun 4, 2009
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• #2

Did any one see this or am I sandboxed and nobody loves me any more on here

 

ionik

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Dec 3, 2011

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• Dec 19, 2014

• #3

You need to create 301 redirect to http.... Why you moved from https? There are seo benefits for https sites...

 

ionik

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• Dec 19, 2014

• #4

ohh sorry you cant redirect https anywhere if you dont have certificate... Buy new certificate and stay with https...

 

stonedmonkey

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• Dec 19, 2014

• #5

If you still have the https certificate then I would use the canonical tag pointing to http page version. Otherwise do a page for page 301 redirect in your .htaccess file e.g.

Redirect 301 https:/<blahblah domainname.com>/page1.php http:/<blahblah domainname.com>/page1.php

 

Last edited: Dec 19, 2014

Davidnrog

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• Dec 19, 2014

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it's simply shortout through resolving the canonical issue, Make sure that the privious one redirect's to your newone or not .

 

gazmo

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• Dec 19, 2014

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Well, I doubt OP still has a certificate, otherwise he'd stay with https

Which is what you should do anyway, OP, just buy a cheap certificate (no Verisign or other bullshit). And once you've paid for the certificate I don't see any point in redirecting either, just stay with https.

Sorry, no cheaper solution.

 

ionik

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• Dec 20, 2014

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stonedmonkey said:

If you still have the https certificate then I would use the canonical tag pointing to http page version. Otherwise do a page for page 301 redirect in your .htaccess file e.g.

Redirect 301 https:/<blahblah domainname.com>/page1.php http:/<blahblah domainname.com>/page1.php

Click to expand...

He needs certificate if he wants to redirect otherwise people will land on "Security alert" page. Web server first checks for SSL connection then for redirects... But if he buys certificate he will not need to redirect
So you MUST buy certificate.

Or you can get free certificate and use it only for redirection... But I would stay on https.

 

Last edited: Dec 20, 2014