Changing to HTTPS and Webmaster Tools
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I have recently added an SSL certificate to my site robt.info to make a nice and secure bitcoin e-commerce store to sell children's books in.
My question is, even after 301 redirecting everything from http://robt.info to https://robt.info, changing canonicals and all that... do I need to submit the HTTPS version as a new site to Webmaster tools?
OR, can I just leave the HTTP version in there as the only site for the HTTPS??
I guess what I am asking is... does google know that the HTTPS version is now the one true version with out me adding another site in Webmaster tools????
thanks in advance. rob
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What is the best way to handle the sitemap for this situation? Do we need separate sitemaps for http and https?
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Thanks Martijn... noticable benefits as a result of doing so
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Hi Rob,
I would always recommend to also add the HTTPS version to Google Webmaster Tools. I even go as far nowadays to both register the www and non www version of the domain name in Google Webmaster Tools. Mostly I want to be absolutely sure that I see all the data on our own project or for clients.
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