What is weird is I have my site partially encrpted and a heap of pages where I should be using rel caniocal etc
Anyway. I've noticed traffic is coming in off terms like web hosting melbourne which I am now on second page for however the root is just standard www.
Weird. But I will take it!
For those of you concerned that not *all* of the pages on your site are serving the https:// version, you can add a .htaccess file entry that will force any and all requests for your domain to the correct path.
Google is your friend on that one, but if required, yell and I will let you know where to start. That one file is all that it takes.
I understand why this is being done, and I for one am glad that Google have added it as a rank signal. Think of all those punters using your nice new shiny, responsive, database driven site over an un-encrypted WIFI / network. Begging for trouble. SO now that they have pushed mobile browsing, there are security holes that need to be addressed. Maybe ask any of the numerous A list celebs that have had their Facebook / Twitter accounts hacked by the firesheep? exploit while they were sitting at a cafe, logging in to check their social media accounts.
I don't agree with many things that google do, but https:// protocol is easier for Google to push the world on, as opposed to trying to get your average household / cafe to encrypt data over their WIFI.
