I have a site that I am going to move to https and wanted to get insights into Actions that may break. If you look at the site, you’ll see plenty of them - http://www.halfmanhalfmovie.com Any help at all would be appreciated.
I moved a http site to https and here’s what I learned, some of which I believe is mentioned above:
You need to write a 301 permanent redirect for every page that was http and will now be https.
Any pages you no longer want to keep need a 410 redirect.
After you have finished, go to Google Webmastertools and make sure it has:
http://www.yoursite.com
https://www.yoursite.com
www.yoursite.com
yoursite.com
I know this sounds ridiculous, but Google sees each URL as a separate website.
You also need to decide if you want to use www.yoursite.com or
yoursite.com… but I can’t remember where that option is.
Then I would use check every page on your website for errors.
When you have finished, create an XML sitemap and upload it using Google Search Console.
Check on Google Search Console every few days to look for problems with pages that it has found.
If you care, use the Google Mobility Tool to make sure you are meeting their Mobility requirements.
If I think of anything else, I’ll add it.
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