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SSL certificate installed – Google still ranks the insecure pages.
Hey guys, I got an SSL certificate installed on my website. But google still ranks the http version of the website. How can I change that ?
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6 Replies
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Force SSL and 301 redirect to ask page via htaccess . Also change urls in sitemap too.
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Try the plugin Really Secure SSL. I think that’s what it’s called. It’s probably the most popular SSL plugin and the free version takes care of mixed content. That’s probably your problem. Also be sure that in your settings, your url and s set to the https version of your website.
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Sometimes this happens when links to pages or images use http instead of https. Go through the page and look at the image links.
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Did you create a new instance in GSC and submit HTTPS versions of your sitemaps?
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you should ask this in /r/techseo
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All good suggestions on forcing SSL and plugins.
One final point. Google may still index the http version for a time but if a user navigates from the SERP they should land on the HTTPS version if you are following the correct guidelines on forcing HTTPS and 301 off the HTTP version. Over time Google will correct the URL in the SERP and maybe give you a slight bump in rankings in the process.
I’d say be patient with Google. Once the user is going to the right page you should not worry too much. Trying to force the change via GSC may not be a good use of your time and tends not to work imho. Only try this when there is errors that need correcting.
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