How to resolve warning of pages with redirect chain when its your http:// to https://www.

[VelocityWebsites]

how do I write a 301 redirect in the htaccess file so that http:// goes straight to https://www. Moz replyHey there!Thanks for reaching out to us!

[NickSamuel]

Hi Rod,

From reading the title, are you saying you have tried to do this and it has caused redirect chain issues?

I don't suppose you're using Wordpress and/or a CDN? It's a common error I have seen with that CMS due to how Wordpress natively redirects some parts of the URL.

Anyway, here are a few stackoverflows with suitable code snippets:

https://serverfault.com/questions/523199/redirect-all-http-and-https-non-www-urls-to-https-www-example-com-via-htaccess

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13977851/htaccess-redirect-to-https-www

Note: You will need a wildcard SSL certificate or to generate two which cover non-www and www to ensure the directs work properly.

Good luck,

Nick

[VelocityWebsites]

Thanks for your response Nick, Great answer

Yes, I am using WordPress Cloudflare.  I will get on to this soon and let you know how I get on.