Http and Https Update
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Guys,
I was just wondering what is the current up-to-date resolution for HTTP and HTTPS,
One of my client needs SSL for transaction,and they only need single page to be encrypted(SSLed) ,
So should I Force SSL that page only and direct entire HTTPS pages to HTTP to avoid duplicate page issue, or would it considered cloaking.
It is been long time i did something similar, Or current Search Engines algo can handle it by themselves and i should just leave it .
Thanks!
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Hi Matthew,
You definitely want your pages to resolve to one version or another, either http or https. Don't leave it for the search engines to sort it out.
For instance, take a look at Paypal, which redirects every single URL to https.
Google and all major search crawlers can now handle https with ease, but if you place your content on 2 different URLs, this can count as dupe content.
If the https pages actually redirect (via 301) to http, there is no issue of cloaking.
Does that help?
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