To change or not to change. DO we update our HTTP page to HTTPS? especially those with basic forms (phone, email, name)??

[millenniumsi]

I recently went to a conference where a speaker strongly urged us to migrate to HTTPS before January 2017.  I don't see any other sites referencing to make the switch before January 2017.  whats the deal?  

[RobCairns]

Hey there,

Other than the general move towards HTTPS which has been going on for over a year now, there is no strict need to move to HTTPS by January 2017. That is to say, there are no additional reasons.

Obviously there is a small positive correlation between HTTPS and slight benefits to ranking potential from Google, but that just about does it.

I don't know what the speaker's push for HTTPS by January 2017 was all about, but I haven't seen anything that indicates it has any merit.

Cheers,

Rob

[millenniumsi]

Thanks Rob!  I appreciate your response!