Switching to HTTPS
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Hey Moz Community!
I am about to switch my website from http to https. I am wondering if I need to create a 301 redirect of every single page on my site, from the http address to the https url? Or if setting one master that redirects all traffic to the https version. Obviously I am concerned about losing rankings by switching.
Code for https redirect of all
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L] -
Appreciate the link. Wondering if you know anything about the code used to redirect all of it in your htcaccess file? I'm glad to hear I don't need to create a hundred redirects, but do want to make sure I am using the correct apache code to do for all.
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Hi,
No you should be able to set up a general redirect for every page on your site to its new version on HTTPS. Two weeks ago we made the move with TNW to move to HTTPS. I wrote a blog post about it with a long checklist, check it out: https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/02/02/marketing-the-tnw-way-18-migrating-to-https/
Martijn.
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Hi Sean,
I'm sharing a step by step article on switching to https
http://searchengineland.com/http-https-seos-guide-securing-website-246940
hope this helps you.
Thanks
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