How to switch to HTTPs in Bing?
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I am creating a list of all things I need to do for switching a site over to HTTPs. I can find great instructions for Google, but nothing for Bing. If I do everything that Google requires, is the only thing I need to do for Bing is the site move?
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Long as you have the 301 redirects set up properly, you should be good.
Bing webmaster tools has it's own "Site Move" feature but I'm not sure you need to use it.
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