Timeline for Is it worth changing external outbound links from http to https if the other site redirects properly?
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| Aug 24, 2020 at 12:24 | answer | added | Stephen Ostermiller♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 24, 2020 at 0:44 | comment | added | StephenCollins | One problem we ran into, was that HTTPS -> HTTP does not carry referrer information. We had a client who for all intents and purposes thought we stopped sending them traffic as we slowly disappeared from their GA reports. After we updated their url to HTTPS, things returned to normal. | |
| Aug 23, 2020 at 21:43 | comment | added | Lee | @StephenOstermiller What are the security and usability reasons in making the change? | |
| Aug 23, 2020 at 19:19 | comment | added | Lee | Actually, I would have to change each link separately so, if it doesn't matter, I won't worry about it. Thanks. | |
| Aug 23, 2020 at 18:52 | comment | added | Maximillian Laumeister♦ | @StephenOstermiller tiny heads up, your edit introduced a typo into the title | |
| Aug 23, 2020 at 18:51 | history | edited | Maximillian Laumeister♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
edited title
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| Aug 23, 2020 at 18:51 | comment | added | Maximillian Laumeister♦ | How difficult it is to do this using your CMS will probably determine whether it is worth it. If it's easy, it's definitely worth it. If it's not easy, it might not be worth it. | |
| Aug 23, 2020 at 18:16 | history | edited | Stephen Ostermiller♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 23, 2020 at 18:08 | comment | added | Stephen Ostermiller♦ | You tagged this as seo but I doubt there are SEO benefits for your site of implementing the changes. Are you interested only in SEO benefits, or do you also want to know about security and usability reasons to make the change? | |
| Aug 23, 2020 at 18:07 | history | edited | Stephen Ostermiller♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Clarity, add tags, remove "thanks"
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| Aug 23, 2020 at 17:33 | history | asked | Lee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |