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HTTPS

HTTPS is an extension of the HTTP protocol and was introduced to improve security by encrypting a website and user’s connection. Ensuring your site runs via HTTPS offers benefits for both SEO and user experience and is deemed a ranking factor by Google. Our Hangout Notes cover advice and best practice recommendations for HTTPS websites.

Linking to an HTTP site (as opposed to HTTPS) won’t damage your own domain’s organic search performance

According to John Mueller, there is no negative SEO impact to be had from linking to an external HTTP site (as opposed to HTTPS). If the webpage you’re linking to is on HTTP, there won’t be any negative repercussions for your own domain.

21 Jul 2022

Inconsistent HTTPS Migrations Cause Bigger Ranking Fluctuations

Google is more cautious with inconsistent HTTPS migrations that don’t map one to one from HTTP to HTTPS with clear 301 redirects. HTTPS migrations that also remove a lot of URLs or block URLs by robots.txt are likely to see bigger fluctuations in rankings.

24 Aug 2018

GSC Messages For HTTP Version After HTTPS Migration Could Mean Signals Pointing to HTTP

John recommends having the HTTP and HTTPS versions of your site verified in Search Console. If you still receive messages after a HTTPS migration it could mean that some signals are still pointing to the HTTP version.

1 Jun 2018

HTTPS is Used as a Tiebreaker Signal in Deciding Rankings

Switching to HTTPS won’t boost rankings significantly but it is used as a tiebreaker when Google is trying to decide which page to rank if all other factors are at a similar level.

6 Apr 2018

Google TLS Warnings Won’t Impact Rankings

TLS warnings are being sent in GSC to alert webmasters about common issues including HTTPS or certificate configuration problems. Receiving this warning doesn’t impact rankings.

12 Dec 2017

Google Uses Multiple Signals to Choose HTTP or HTTPS URLs

Redirects, internal links, sitemaps, rel canonicals are taken into consideration when Google chooses to index a page on HTTP or HTTPS. Internal links to HTTP URLs after a migtration to HTTPS will give Google conflicting signals, but usually there will be enough signals to indicate that the HTTPS version should be indexed.

3 Nov 2017

Most HTTPS Migrations Take a Day to Change in Index

A HTTPS migration is easier for Google to process than most other types of migrations because it keeps the same domain and same URLs. If a site is restructured with changes to internal linking or the domain name, it means Google has to think about a lot more. However, HTTPS is still a big change and takes time to be processed by Google – most take a day or so to switch over in Google’s index.

3 Oct 2017

If Site Doesn’t Have Valid SSL Certificate Google Will Stick to HTTP Version

If Google discovers an HTTPS URL but it doesn’t have a valid certificate then they’ll probably stick to the HTTP version.

19 Sep 2017

Google Sees SSL Certificates as the Same as Long as Have Valid Certificate

Google sees all SSL certificates as the same as long as they are valid and accepted by modern browsers.

19 Sep 2017

Google Chooses the HTTPS Version of a Page if Both Exist

Google will choose the HTTPS version of a page instead of HTTP when both exist, but there is no change in ranking position.

2 May 2017

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