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    • theideapeople
      theideapeople last edited by

      Hi. We have just launched a new website that is fully secure with the HTTPS url.

      You can still access the home page with an ordinary HTTP address.

      That is what we want to change.

      Should we forward the HTTP url to the HTTPS? Redirect? It is the same URL for both.

      http://www.parrotmoon.com   Thank you for all ideas! Jay

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      • gfiorelli1
        gfiorelli1 last edited by

        Mmm... may I ask why all the site is under the https? Would not be more logical to switch to https just after the login?

        Anyway, maybe the best solution is to use the canonical tag showing as canonical the https version of the home page.

        Ciao 🙂

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        • theideapeople
          theideapeople @gfiorelli1 last edited by

          The client wanted the entire site under https, against advice and knowledge.  Why is it always "the client"?!  Thank you for your idea on the canonical...nice idea.

          Jay

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