: Should a subdirectory or subdomain also be moved to https? Many have reported a loss of traffic when moving from http to https. The reasons for this are not clear. Could NOT shifting a subdirectory

@Berumen354

Many have reported a loss of traffic when moving from http to https. The reasons for this are not clear.


Yes they are clear. Moving your website from HTTP to HTTPS is very much like migrating your website to a new URL structure, or even moving to a brand new domain.

If you properly 301 redirect to the correct protocol (http to https) there will be very little disruption. You may get some short-term movement to your rankings but you will bounce back to where you would have been.

There is absolutely no reason why making the switch would cause loss of ranking in the end.


Could NOT shifting a subdirectory or subfolder to https be a reason
for the loss of ranking of the main site (now served with a SSL)?


//this part with shifting a subdirectory or subfolder you need to clarify a little bit in your question. What subdirectory or subfolder? You transfered to https or not? Give a example. But short answer is that you didn't migrate everything to https if you think that it has to do with some subfolders. (I don't know what you mean in this part clearly)

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