: Will canonical tag referencing unsecure HTTP URLs on a HTTPS page cause the unsecure message? If a secure HTTPS page has a canonical tag referencing the HTTP version, will this cause the message

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If a secure HTTPS page has a canonical tag referencing the HTTP version, will this cause the message in the browser that the page is using unsecure elements and prevent the green lock icon appearing?

e.g
wwww.example.com/

has the following canonical tag defined:

<link rel="canonical" href="http://wwww.example.com/" />

I know if that if other elements on a HTTPS page are called unsecured via HTTP you get the following warning in browsers:

As opposed to the lock icon:

Will this also happen if the canonical tag is using HTTP? I've read else where that it wont, but I'd like to see a live example.

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@Eichhorn148

It shouldn't. The unsecure warning comes about when a secured page incorporates non-secured elements. A canonical tag is a link, not an object to be incorporated into the page, so there's no reason why the padlock should care whether the URL it points to is http or https.

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Web browsers do not care about canonical URLs. It is for search engine use only (specifically Google).

Additionally, canonical URLs do not affect the loading or rendering of a web page. So no assets will be loaded over HTTP which is what would cause an insecure error message.

So, no, they will not display any error message.

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