Working out whether a site is http and https
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Hi there, I can access the following site with http and https making me think that there will be a duplicate content issue. How can I work out if this is the case?
Thanks.
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You can write a single redirect rule that will apply to any request on the hostname. I'm not sure what server you're using, but if you use HTACCESS, there's a great post on StackOverflow on how to apply this rule: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29029049/best-practice-301-redirect-http-to-https-standard-domain
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Thank you. However this is happening for every URL on the site. How would I fix this?
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Hi,
Yes your are absolutely right, 'll considered as duplicate content. You should 301 redirect your HTTP to HTTPS.
Thanks
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