MatthewGraham
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In Google's https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6073543, it is stated that the "best practices when implementing HTTPS" recommend that webmasters "use server-side 301 redirects" and to "redirect [their] users and search engines to the HTTPS page or resource with server-side 301 HTTP redirects."
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6073543
Look at these redirects:
ID.. Initial................. Redirect #1.................... Redirect #2.............. Redirect #3
01.. http://www.google.com... 302->https://www.google.com/... 200...................... 200
02.. https://www.google.com.. 200............................ 200...................... 200
03.. http://google.com....... 301->http://www.google.com/.... https://www.google.com... 200
04.. https://google.com...... 301->https://www.google.com/... 200...................... 200
Based on what most people on this forum and elsewhere would call best practices:
Which leads to the questions:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6073543
Look at these redirects:
ID.. Initial................. Redirect #1.................... Redirect #2.............. Redirect #3
01.. http://www.google.com... 302->https://www.google.com/... 200...................... 200
02.. https://www.google.com.. 200............................ 200...................... 200
03.. http://google.com....... 301->http://www.google.com/.... https://www.google.com... 200
04.. https://google.com...... 301->https://www.google.com/... 200...................... 200
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Based on what most people on this forum and elsewhere would call best practices:
- #1 should 301 instead of 302
- #3 should redirect directly to the end URL instead of being passed through a second redirect
Which leads to the questions:
- Are redirect best practices a hoax developed by the Illuminati?
- What is Google's reason for ignoring their official best practices?
- Does any of this actually impact SEO? Or does Google secretly treat 301s and 302s the same in this context?
- Is God dead?
- What's the deal with airplane food?
