SEO Changes in Website while moving from HTTP to HTTPS

SEO Considerations While Changing Your Website from HTTP to HTTPS

Before transition of website from HTTP to HTTPS , first you need to buy a SSL certificate ie You need to select the right level of certification like 2048 bit certificate from a trusted provider or accredited provider.

1)      You need to point all the internal inks to the new HTTPS URL’s

2)      Likewise point the external URL links and new social shares point to the new HTTPS URL’s.

3)      The rel canonical tag added in the webpage have to be changed from old HTTP to new HTTPS URLs

4)      Check that you have changed new HTTPS URL’S on a page to page level.

5)      Use permanent 301 redirection to redirect HTTP URLs to HTTPS URLS

RewriteEngine On     RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80     RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

  

6)      Edit WordPress or other CMS settings if you have used HTTP in the website address and site
address and change that to HTTPS

7)      Then you have to add the website in search console (Google Webmaster Tools) using HTTPS

8)      And also you have to add the website in Google analytics too using HTTPS

These are the steps you need to change in website while moving from HTTP to HTTPS