: Migration from HTTP to HTTPS and changing URL structure at the same time There are several reports of migration to HTTPS (using 301 redirects and HSTS) without an impact to rankings (no fluctations).
There are several reports of migration to HTTPS (using 301 redirects and HSTS) without an impact to rankings (no fluctations).
Since that seems like changing URL structure I'm thinking to migrate
www.example.com/cost-of-living/city_result.jsp?country=Germany&city=Berlin
to more friendly URLs like
www.example.com/cost-of-living/in/Berlin https://www.example.com/cost-of-living/in/Geneva-IL-United-States
But Google do not really recommend changing the URL structure:
Are there some recent tests (user cases) which show that it might not be a good idea to migrate the URL structure and only do HTTP to HTTPS URL change?
SeoMoz to Moz migration showed that 301 change of domains and URLs went very smoothly.
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You should strongly consider going ahead with the restructured URL, since it is written much cleaner and would give better SEO results. The http to https is not really going to affect you, as long as you properly use a 301 redirect. Like so.
.htaccess method:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ www.example.com/ [R,L]
What I strongly suggest is creating a sitemap and submitting it to Google via Webmaster Tools. Which you can learn more and how to from Google. Submit a sitemap to Google Search Console
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