Traffic from HTTPS to HTTP usually ends up getting lumped together with “direct traffic.” HTTPS to HTTPS is counted as referral data. If you are tracking data in Google Analytics, a user who redirects from an HTTPS site to an HTTP site (by clicking links or redirects, etc.), it’s been shown that that referral data is lost. Additionally, the newer HTTP/2 protocol has proven to have faster performance than the standard HTTP but requires HTTPS due to browser support. If you’re a WordPress user (as many of you are) or are actively trying to increase your page’s rank in Google searches, Google announced that websites using HTTPS would get a slight ranking factor boost in searches using their engine. There are several added benefits (aside from security) that having an SSL on your site provide. This informs your site’s viewers that the site is secured and that data transferred back and forth between the end-user and the site is encrypted. Having an SSL on your website enables the padlock icon in the left side of the URL bar of your browser: The very short answer is that SSLs provide a level of security and encryption protecting the transfer of your data across the internet. Symantec has a more in-depth breakdown and insights on their website explaining the ins and outs of SSLs and how they work. Last year on the cPanel blog, I wrote up a breakdown of “ Which SSL is Right For Me,” briefly touching on topics such as what an SSL is, and why you need one, as well as the different types of available certificates. Now, an end-user can toggle a switch to redirect visitors to the secured version of your sites! Why is forcing HTTPS a good thing? htaccess redirect, plugin, or Apache configuration update be required. Aliases (historically called Parked Domains) will inherit their redirection status from their parent domain. This information is stored in the account’s user data files (/var/cpanel/userdata), and the redirection is built into the domain’s vhost configuration.Īll domains with valid SSL certificates can have redirection enabled.

In the Domains interface in cPanel ( Home > Domains), there’s an option to enable Force HTTPS Redirection from the insecure version (HTTP) to the secure version (HTTPS) with a toggle switch.

One of the most common support requests for both hosting providers and end-users is: once an SSL certificate is installed for your website, how do you redirect traffic to the “secure,” or HTTPS version of the URL? In Version 80, we’re adding a new feature to make that redirection even easier! How Does HTTPS Redirection Work? The importance of having an SSL for services and websites on your server cannot be understated. We’ve talked about SSL (secure socket layer) certificates both on the cPanel blog and at the 2018 cPanel Conference in Houston, Tx as well as many other avenues at length.

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