How to Switch My Site to HTTPS in GWT?
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I recently bought an SSL certificate and moved my site over to HTTPS. Now how do I make the change in Google Webmaster Tools?
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As the other guys have mentioned, implementing 301 redirects correctly is the key when moving over to https. Adding to Google Webmaster Tools is a bonus and something you should do if possible.
However this recent article on Marketing Land highlights a few issues that have been encountered by websites moving to https, so it's worth reading through this too so that you can avoid the issues mentioned:
http://marketingland.com/snags-googles-ssl-vision-sites-can-get-tripped-quest-secure-web-97266
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Personally I would just setup the 301 correctly and not worry about logging the change in WMT. However If you click into your site, hit the gear icon in the upper right hand side of the page, then hit "change site address" you can specifiy a new address. You could also setup the https domain as a new site in WMT and delete the old WMT account, but again if it was me I would just leave things as is and let google pick up the change through your 301
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As long as you have a 301-redirect that forces you over to https google should automatically discover this. However you could probably use the "Change site address"-feature.
See https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/83106?hl=en
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