Expired domains and HTTPS?

[built]

So I recently picked up an expired domain that I'm going to be using for my next authority site. It's brandable and has good trust flow, relevant links etc.

Obviously I would like to keep as much juice as possible, but the way https seems to be going it looks like it might be the best option.

Or is it just more of this Google bs?

 

[ryandiscord]

I would start it out https, instead of changing it down the road. The loss in traffic is only temporary and eventually https will become a stronger signal in Google.

Right now it doesn't play a huge role as a ranking factor but, I don't think you're losing any juice doing the redirect to HTTPS.

 

[Ryuzaki]

@built, Google is claiming that 301 redirects no longer lose any Page Rank. I'm waiting to hear more about it because my site is established at this point. I would definitely do like ryandiscord has said and start with HTTPS given the chance.

 

[built]

@built, Google is claiming that 301 redirects no longer lose any Page Rank. I'm waiting to hear more about it because my site is established at this point. I would definitely do like ryandiscord has said and start with HTTPS given the chance.

But does page rank mean the same as the other metrics out there?

I tried to switch over my site just now but for some reason it points to a different location on my site. Will screenshot when I'm home if anyone cares to help me lol.

Such a headache.

 

[ryandiscord]

Get those screenshots, I'll help you. Is it a wordpress site? If it is, make sure under general settings you have the WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) with the correct HTTPS version.

Most sites recommended the following update in htaccess. This will work in most cases.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !^on$
RewriteRule (.*) https://yourdomain/$1 [R,L]

However, if your hosting set up has a load balancer you may get a redirect loop. Try this.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} !https
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

 

[built]

This is the problem I'm facing, the homepage redirects to this page:

If I load a post page, it will load the post but there will be no css and broken images

These are my current DNS settings and they look fine, so I'm not sure whats going on.

 

[ryandiscord]

"If I load a post page, it will load the post but there will be no css and broken images"

I had this happen too. There are still parts of the site trying to reference HTTP. You need to update your .htaccess, try the second version I shared.

The error page on the homepage looks different but that might be similar to my redirect loop error.

Can you still view the non HTTPS version?

What redirect rules are you using?

It shouldn't be a DNS issue if you were already able to access the non HTTPS version.