Help! Need advice for a new HTTPS URL!
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Hi. We have just launched a new website that is fully secure with the HTTPS url.
You can still access the home page with an ordinary HTTP address.
That is what we want to change.
Should we forward the HTTP url to the HTTPS? Redirect? It is the same URL for both.
http://www.parrotmoon.com Thank you for all ideas! Jay
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The client wanted the entire site under https, against advice and knowledge. Why is it always "the client"?! Thank you for your idea on the canonical...nice idea.
Jay
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Mmm... may I ask why all the site is under the https? Would not be more logical to switch to https just after the login?
Anyway, maybe the best solution is to use the canonical tag showing as canonical the https version of the home page.
Ciao
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