HTTPS or Secure HTTP is an encryption method that secures the connection between users\u2019 browser and your server. This makes it harder for hackers to eavesdrop on the connection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Every day we share our personal information with different websites whether it\u2019s making a purchase or simply logging in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In order to protect the data transfer, a secure connection needs to be created.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
That\u2019s when SSL and HTTPS come in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Each site is issued a unique SSL certificate for identification purposes. If a server is pretending to be on HTTPS, and its certificate doesn\u2019t match, then most modern browsers will warn the user from connecting to the website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Now you are probably wondering, why do I need to move my WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS specially if it\u2019s a\u00a0simple blog\u00a0or\u00a0small business websitethat doesn\u2019t collect any payments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Last year Google announced a plan to improve overall web security by encouraging website owners to make the switch from HTTP to HTTPS. As part of this plan, their popular Chrome web browser would mark all websites without a SSL certificate as \u201cNot Secure\u201d starting July 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
As part of the announcement, Google also said that websites with SSL will also see SEO benefits and higher rankings. Since last year, a large number of websites have switched from HTTP to HTTPS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Google has been slowly rolling out the \u201cNot Secure\u201d warning in Chrome. For example, if someone visits a HTTP website using the incognito window, it will be marked as Not Secure. If someone visits a HTTP website on regular mode and tries to fill out a contact form or another form, then the website will be marked as insecure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
When your readers and customers see this notice, it gives them a bad impression for your business.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
This is why all websites need to move form HTTP to HTTPS and install SSL immediately.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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