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    • Starcom_Search
      Starcom_Search last edited by

      In order to get the AMP version of my website show up on the SERP, is it a complusory factor that my website needs to support HTTPs.

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      • O2C
        O2C last edited by

        Shouldn't have thought so. I have implemented it on a few of my clients sites which aren't HTTPS and they are being indexed fine.

        Most of the sites that use AMP pages are things like news article sites etc. which don't really need to be HTTPS as they are not saving any of the customers secure information.

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        • GlobeRunner
          GlobeRunner last edited by

          No, in order for your AMP pages to be indexed you do NOT need to implement HTTPs on your website.

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          • Martijn_Scheijbeler
            Martijn_Scheijbeler last edited by

            Definitely not, AMP is more a markup then something that requires it needs HTTPS.

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            • bridget.randolph
              bridget.randolph last edited by

              My understanding is that AMP pages don't need to be HTTPS themselves, but the resources they link to often need to be (see https://www.ampproject.org/docs/reference/validation_errors.html). I think that is so it can be cached by Google and served on an HTTPS site without problems.

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