HTTP to HTTPS Redirect Mistakes That Still Break Migrations
HTTPS migrations fail through small inconsistencies
The homepage may redirect correctly while deeper URLs still chain, downgrade, or point to mixed host variants. Those smaller mistakes are what usually damage migration quality.
Common failures
The most frequent issues are HTTP to HTTPS chains combined with www changes, canonicals that still mention HTTP, and redirect rules that differ between the proxy, app, and CDN.
Safer approach
Aim for one clean hop from every HTTP URL to its final HTTPS destination. Then verify internal links, sitemaps, canonicals, and hreflang references so the redirect logic and site signals agree with each other.
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