To checklist If you're still nervous about migrating to from , below is a brief overview of my personal checklist. I created this list around this very helpful guide written by Chris Palmer from the Google Chrome team. And don't forget to reference Google's site move support. 1. Obtain and install certificates (CA) Or opt for the free certificate from Let's Encrypt Get the documents to the CA so they can give you a signed certificate Copy the certificates of all your servers 2. Enable on your servers Prepare your server for . illa offers good advice on configuration. Verify that you have correctly implemented . I use this tool.

Put a note in your Google calendar to fax list remind you when your certificate will expire. Advertising Continue reading below 3. Make intra-site URLs relative Use a script to implement protocol-relative URLs. Modify the URLs in your style sheets, JavaScript and redirect rules. Make sure your internal links point to . 4. Redirect to Update ads to work with . Update the tools to work with . Update the schema to work with . Update social buttons for . Update old redirects for . Add the tag to all your pages. Exclude items from your file and sitemap (remove the rules from the file, except for the sitemap link). Check the new sitemap in Google Search Console. Create a new file for the sitemap. 6. Enable strict transport security and secure cookies Use SSL Check to recheck your site for insecure items. Check that redirects and old redirects are working. Use the Explore like Google tool to speed up the indexing process.

Monitor the index status in Google Search Console. Ideally, will drop to zero and will increase. Look at crawl errors in Google Search Console. When most of the new URLs are indexed, remove the old sitemap link from the file. Once your site is working in all , use HSTS to increase performance. Which is the best? So, have you decided which solution is right for you? Are you going to switch to ? Both options have their limitations. But, when you're trying to play the SEO game where everything changes every day, I say every little bit counts. Advertising Continue reading below Understanding all the possible aspects available to you to increase trust, authority, and ranking in the SERPs can help you make a better decision.