EzSEO Newsletter - Convert HTTP to HTTPS? Easy!

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EzSEO Newsletter - Convert HTTP to HTTPS
Dr. Andy Williams

http://ezseonews.com

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Hi Peter

This is just a very quick note to say that I have just released a new course on Udemy that takes you through the tricky steps of converting your Wordpress website from HTTP to HTTPS. I cannot remember how many times I have been asked for a course on this topic. This month, Google are implementing a "Non-Secure" message in it's Chrome browser on any http web page that requests user information.

As with all new releases, I have a huge discount while coupons last.

The course does NOT use plugins to achieve this, as they can end up breaking your site if not updated. The conversion is done in the best, safest way possible.

In this course you will learn:

* What SSL is and why it is important for a website to have that https prefix.
* That Google actually count SSL on a site as a ranking factor.
* How HTTPS works and how to set it up on your website.
* That some web hosts may have already set up an https version of your site using something called AutoSSL.
* How to check if your site already has a secure version.
* Why sites can have both http AND https versions, and why this is a bad idea.
* What to look for in a web host to make the transition to https simple and pain-free.
* What CloudFlare is and why you should be using it.
* How to setup a free account on Cloudflare and then add your site to Cloudflare.
* How to change the DNS at your registrar.
* About the various types of SSL offered by Cloudflare.
* About origin certificates.
* How to exclude your site from AutoSSL and stop your cPanel from auto-generating certificates for you. You'll see an example of why this can be a good idea.
* How to create a free origin certificate at Cloudflare and how to install it on your server.
* How to secure your Wordpress dashboard.
* How to get back into your dashboard if you accidentally get locked out in the process.
* How to set up redirects so that all of the old http web pages automatically redirect to the secure https version. This type of redirect also alerts Google that the page has permanently moved to https.
* How to avoid a problem caused by a specific Wordpress caching plugin, and how to fix the problem if you still need to.
* How to check your SSL is working on all pages of your website.
* What mixed content is, how to find it, and how to fix it.
* That there are other places you may need to update links, including the robots.txt and hard-coded links you may have inserted in the past.
* How to update Google Analytics if you use it.
* How to update things in Google Search Console (Webmaster Tools) if you use this service.

The course was created to be hands on, so I show you every step of the process using one of my own sites as an example. You can follow along as we go if you like. At the end of the course I have included a second conversion, from start to finish in a single video. This video has a text file you can download with all the steps, making this video and resource the ideal companion for you as you convert your own website.

With every new course I release, I am offering for a limited time for just $10. That's close to a 90% discount while "release" coupons last. Here it is:

https://www.udemy.com/https-secure-website-ssl-certificate/?couponCode=RELEASE10

That's all for now.

Andy Williams

http://ezseonews.com


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