Switching to HTTPS what do I need to do/know

[gavpeds]

Ok all so I am looking to switch our whole forum over to HTTPS. My questions are what do I need to do specifically on the forum.

Is there anything I need to do like redirect old URLs to new HTTPS ones.

Will I end up with errors etc?

Basicaly anyone that has made the full switch please share how and your experience. I am hoping to make to switch as painless as possible.

 

[Nuno]

Take a look at this thread

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/just-moved-to-https-my-check-list.122569/

 

[Mr Lucky]

Is there anything I need to do like redirect old URLs to new HTTPS ones.

I use this in .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

For me it was surprisingly easy.

 

[gavpeds]

Thanks both some useful info.

 

[Mr Lucky]

The other thing that may or may not e of concern, Adsense earnings are likely to take quite a dive

Also, if you have a test forum on a subdomain, you will need to certificate that if you want totst with SSL (unless maybe the tex0st forum is on same domain but in a subdirectory)

 

[gavpeds]

Why does Adsense take a dive? I thought google was all for HTTPS and ssl. Arnt they pushing everyone to go ssl by next year. Sure I read that was the case and they will be showing warnings to users who login on sites without https

 

[Mr Lucky]

Why does Adsense take a dive? I thought google was all for HTTPS and ssl

https://theadminzone.com/threads/dont-upgrade-to-https-if-you-use-adsense-your-revenue-drops.132811/

 

[gavpeds]

Hmm that rubbish. So I am kind of stuck then. I use Tapatalk on my forum and many users use it.

Apple announced that all apps have to be HTTPS Compliant by Jan 2017 or they won't approve any app updates.

So now I am left with a choice to annoy my users a fair bit or loose revenue which keeps the forum going.

Thanks Google and Apple!

 

[Nuno]

I don't use Adsense but my cpc/cpm is the same.
That post is from 2015 .,. Read this:

https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/10528?hl=en

...switching your site to HTTPS will have no effect on the ads most users see, or on auction pressure.

 

[tommydamic68]

Why does Adsense take a dive? I thought google was all for HTTPS and ssl. Arnt they pushing everyone to go ssl by next year. Sure I read that was the case and they will be showing warnings to users who login on sites without https

I changed recently to https and there has been no drop in adsense for me at all. not sure if it takes effect immediately?

 

[digitalpoint]

I changed recently to https and there has been no drop in adsense for me at all. not sure if it takes effect immediately?

Because AdSense earning drops isn't relevant any longer. See post right before yours.

It USED to be that way, but that's not the case any longer.

 

[gavpeds]

I have just changed over to https and haven't seen a drop. It's only been a few days mind.