Blogger.com turns on HTTPS on all blogspot domain blogs

For many bloggers, enabling free HTTPS support for your blogspot offers many benefits. However, if the latest news from Blogger.com is true, you won't need to manually enable HTTPS support from now on. All current non-HTTPS blogs will automatically switch to HTTPS, which means a whole new world for bloggers and webmasters using this particular domain.

First, this means that all BlogSpot blogs will receive a free SSL certificate, whether they like it or not. It used to be up to the webmaster to decide if HTTPS was right for your site. Today it has become mandatory, which means that you should be prepared for the benefits and possible consequences.

Blogger.com HTTPS Notice

The notice sent by Blogger.com basically states that anyone who visits a blog on their domain will be able to view it over an encrypted connection. Additionally, all bookmarks and links will work on your site, but the HTTPS access setting will not, and your blog will always use the available HTTPS option.

Anyone who logs into their blogger account can see the post and make up their own mind as to what it really means. It's worth noting that this is only for free Blogger.com domains, and custom domains will continue to work as before. This means that HTTPS SSL support will not be provided for specific domains.

While this will cause some concern for webmasters due to the known limitations of Blogger.com, it is true that this particular change can bring a better and safer experience to website visitors and have a positive impact on Search Engine Optimization (SEO). .

What is HTTPS?

Using Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is essentially a secure version of HTTP. This means that the data transferred between you and the server is encrypted and protected from access or hacking by unwanted third parties.

HTTPS as a ranking signal

Perhaps the most important impact is how it will affect your website 's SEO . Especially since Google prefers HTTPS over HTTP sites, a secure connection has a positive impact due to increased security. Better security means higher rankings for your blog.

Additionally, your blog may perform slightly better on a secure connection than your competition, some of whom may not enjoy such a connection.

Since all your traffic will be redirected automatically, there will be no negative impact on your SEO loss or reduction. Indeed, this is a good move for blogspot.com and certainly a valuable addition to all their blogs, as the support brings great benefits to all bloggers using their domain.