Facebook Likes count and site migration to HTTPS

[Eric_R]

Hi everyone,

We are currently migrating our website to HTTPS and, in the process, have read lots of different things about what happens to the social share counts afterward.  My primary question is about the Facebook "Likes" count that is displayed on a website's Facebook page - does anything happen to that data when a website switches to HTTPS?

My hope is that this data would not suffer at all, but I wanted to pose the question, because i can't seem to find info about that.  Thank you in advance for your help!

Eric

[Mobilio]

There are few likes - likes to Facebook Page and likes to Web Pages. Since i don't understand your question will explain both cases.

1. Facebook Page likes will be not touched.

2. Website Pages likes will be lost will be lost. Facebook bot will follow 301 redirect but will not pass likes to new url.

There is "hack" Like button like this:

if you change data-href in this example - you will change URL for liking and counter can be saved. So you can implement this technique and wait for better times when bot will follow like values to new url. If this happen anyway.

[Eric_R]

Thanks for your help Peter!

[Mobilio]

There are two reasons that i still didn't move to HTTPS:

1. Twitter counter
2. Facebook likes

Since Twitter counter was killed only remain likes. But i will move soon w/o waiting for them. Only G+ follow 301 redirect and pass links.