What to do when migrating to HTTPS?

[Ideas-Money-Art]

Hi guys,

I am planning on migrating an entire http domain to https. For it to be successful and making sure that Google indexes these new https URLs and not losing any SEO juice, do I simply make sure all legacy URLs get 301 redirected to those new https URLs?

Finally what is a server side 301 redirect? What are all the kinds of 301 redirects if there are multiple kinds?

Thanks!

[GastonRiera]

Hello Tay,

Take a look on these three articles. They might help you.

The Big List of SEO Tips and Tricks for Using HTTPS on Your Website - Moz Blog
The HTTP to HTTPs Migration Checklist in Google Docs to Share, Copy & Download - AleydaSolis
Google SEO HTTPS Migration Checklist - SERoundtable

And, regarding the serverside redirect: (Credits to wikipedia: server-side redirect)

A server side redirect is a method of URL redirection using an HTTP status code (e.g., 301 Moved Permanently, 303 See Other and 307 Temporary Redirect) issued by a web server in response to a request for a particular URL. The result is to redirect user's web browser to another web page with a different URL.

One method of implementing server-side redirects is the .htaccess file supported by most Apache web servers.

Hope it helps
Best luck!
GR.

[KevinBudzynski]

Taysir,

I imagine that you received this message (added message so if someone is searching able to find this thread):

Starting October 2017, Chrome (version 62) will show a “NOT SECURE” warning when users enter text in a form on an HTTP page, and for all HTTP pages in Incognito mode.

The following URLs on your site include text input fields (such as < input type="text" > or < input type="email" >) that will trigger the new Chrome warning. Review these examples to see where these warnings will appear, so that you can take action to help protect users’ data. This list is not exhaustive.

Gaston links and suggestion are great. This is a pain, but it's for the best. Good luck on the migration.