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: Google SERP: domain.com vs. www.domain.com vs https://domain.com I am aware that I can use Google Webmaster Tools to select wether my sites should be shown or without a leading WWW. However,

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I am aware that I can use Google Webmaster Tools to select wether my sites should be shown or without a leading
However, I noticed recently that some pages show the protocol while some others don't, for example on this SERP:



At first I thought that the protocol is only shown for sites that support SSL (so it would be ), but I noticed that this is not always the case, because when I click on the first link in the following picture, I am actually taken to a site with SSL:

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@BetL925

Only sites that are indexed with encryption show the https protocol. Google always hides the protocol when it is http.

StackOverflow is generally indexed with http which is why the protocol is hidden. I'm not sure why you are getting to the secure site from Google. You may have a browser extension such as HTTPS Everywhere installed that is causing that.

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