Duplicate Content, http vs https

[FrankSweeney]

Hi All!

I just discovered that a client of ours a duplicate content issue. Essentially they have approximately 20 pages that have an http and an https version. Is there a better way to handle this than a simple 301?

Regards,

Frank

[TomRayner]

Hi Frank

A 301 would take care of the problem very well, but where that may not be possible, using a canonical tag would do the trick.  If you can make sure that the page, in either http or https form uses a consistent canonical (one version for both), that will protect you from any duplicate issues as well.

For more information on canonicals you can read the Moz guide on them.

Hope this helps.