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Recently implemented https:// to my site. Lost backlinks. How do I get them back? :(

by adebayjim
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Hey everyone,

I recently implemented https:// to my website jamiesale-cartoonist.com due to rcent security issues. I had no idea this would be an issue with Google as it now looks like I've lost all my backlinks to the http:// site.

I have my wordpress site hosted with Dreamhosts (dreampress plan) and they gave me a snippet of code to put in my .htaccess file to redirect the links. Would they have not automatically sorted out my banklinks?

According the SEMrush, these backlinks are still associated with the http:// version.

How do I get my (very crucial) backlinks back? My site has dropped about 4 places on average in SERPS for my keywords.

Really appreciate the help in advance. Thanks,

Jamie
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    A changeover to https from http is not a small task. In terms of SEO and the power of backlinks, it is akin to switching to a whole new domain name if you want to retain the power of the links you worked so hard to earn. This article covers the steps you should take - SEO considerations when moving from HTTP to HTTPS
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    Originally Posted by adebayjim View Post

    Hey everyone,

    I recently implemented https:// to my website jamiesale-cartoonist.com due to rcent security issues. I had no idea this would be an issue with Google as it now looks like I've lost all my backlinks to the http:// site.

    I have my wordpress site hosted with Dreamhosts (dreampress plan) and they gave me a snippet of code to put in my .htaccess file to redirect the links. Would they have not automatically sorted out my banklinks?

    According the SEMrush, these backlinks are still associated with the http:// version.

    How do I get my (very crucial) backlinks back? My site has dropped about 4 places on average in SERPS for my keywords.

    Really appreciate the help in advance. Thanks,

    Jamie

    The redirection will take care of it. They are always going to show as links pointing to the HTTP version of the site though in link checkers like SEMRush, Majestic, and Ahrefs because that is where they are pointing. The 301 redirect tells search engines to credit those links to the HTTPS version of your site.

    From a search engine and rankings perspective, as long as the 301 redirect is implemented correctly, you will be fine.

    The only way to change where the links are pointing is to physically change the code on the pages where the links appear.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nikolay Todorov
    Dont panic now.
    A simple 301 redirect made in .hataccess will solve all your problems.
    Since the redirect can be done in several ways (depending on the hosting server) you better check the ways to do it online
    it should look something like this

    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
    RewriteRule ^.*$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
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  • Profile picture of the author ashishthakkar
    My site has dropped about 4 places on average in SERPS for my keywords.
    A bit of fluctuation is bound to happen.

    Change what you can and let the redirection take care of the rest. The things you can do:

    Change links on your site. Make sure everything is https.
    Change sitemap.
    Change links on social media pages.
    Change links on Forum profiles and signatures.
    Add https version in Google analytics and search console. Also business.google.com

    Cheers!
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    • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
      Originally Posted by ashishthakkar View Post

      A bit of fluctuation is bound to happen.

      Change what you can and let the redirection take care of the rest. The things you can do:

      Change links on your site. Make sure everything is https.
      Change sitemap.
      Change links on social media pages.
      Change links on Forum profiles and signatures.
      Add https version in Google analytics and search console. Also business.google.com

      Cheers!
      None of the above, except making sure the internal links on your site are pointing to the HTTPS pages and maybe the sitemap (as if those are 100% necessary), will improve your ranking position.

      Apart from changing you internal links, doing a 301 re-direct of each page to their corresponding HTTPS pages is the solution.
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