Moving from HTTP to HTTPS
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I have moved One of my client website http to https.
What Changes Required as per SEO like in webmaster or Analytics or any Other
Thanks..
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We just did this for many clients as well:
In general, for starters, I would say make sure you're forcing all traffic to https://
In Google Analytics: View Level > View Settings > Change the URL to https://
In Webmaster Tools (Search Console): In my opinion, I would create a property set for the client, and within it add your current http:// property as well as creating a new property for the https:// URL.
If you use other tools, I would just make sure you're linked with / tracking the https:// version of the site.
Hope that's helpful!
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