Going HTTPS, How to not Fuck Shit up
 

Hey guys,

I am going to make the switch from HTTP to HTTPS, but after seeing many posts about people losing traffic after the change I would like the help of the GFY Community to help make sure I don't fuck shit up with Google and other Search Engines.

So can you guys give some advice on what to do and what not to do when making the switch.

Also I don't know the best place to get my SSL certificate from, so if you guys know of a good SSL provider for a KVS Tube website please hit me up with a reply.

And lastly, is it better to have a Pro install my Certificate or should I attempt to do it my self.

Any feedback will be awesome.

let that part handle people who administrate your hosting account, you need admin access for that anyway.

Free SSL certificate from Let's encrypt works like a charm.
Follow this guide https://www.keycdn.com/blog/http-to-https/

I would use the Let's ecrypt if you are on the CPanel, since it is very easy to set up. If you need a paid SSL cert, then I would recommend SSL certs from the Comodo.

use certbot with root access

search: 'certbot' | 'certbot-auto' | 'letsencrypt'

search '301 redirect http to https seo'

I recently purchase a SSL with namecheap and their support have help me to completed the installation Step by step at no charge.

Good luck .

Cloudflare free SSL works like a charm + extra layer of security. Google how to setup SSL with Cloudflare and you can't fuck up, it's pretty straight forward.

Is no advice what to to and what not to do is a only one single, step, point and rule

MAKE PROPER 301 REDIRECTION FROM NONSSL TO SSL and test it with no-www or with www


Is does not matter where you buy a ssl you can use a free on paid - does not matter you are not provide shopping cart co you don't need any money insurance, you have xxx site, get a free from letsencrypt.org or any other who provide similar security key! find best cheap with 2048 bit signatures & 256 bit encryption, get from namecheap or godaddy on any other company where you have a nice support se they can help you! As long as you do not sell anything through your website, you will not be charged for credit it does not matter , save your money if you have a lots of domain, go for free. save you time if you have cpanel or any hosting which is compatible with letsencrypt!


yes pro is a good idea when you use e-commerce with shopping cart & credit cards.

The only thing you can fuck when you move from non-ssl is ssl is a ignoring 301 redirection and rewriting urls from http to https.

You always write shit and sneeze it with crappy advice that makes no sense.

What a fucking admin access you mentally ill man

make sure your redirect is ALWAYS a single redirect not a chain.

so lets your new site is: https:// www.test{dot}com
then what you want is:
http:// test{dot}com -> https:// www.test{dot}com
http:// www.test{dot}com -> https:// www.test{dot}com
https:// test{dot}com -> https:// www.test{dot}com

and not for example
http:// test{dot}com -> http:// www.test{dot}com -> https:// www.test{dot}com

This device also guarantees the confidentiality of the data transiting between the browser and the website. It requires that a CA validate the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate of the corresponding website. Indeed, Google's algorithm now integrates it into its assessment criteria.