Force Redirect https to http

  • Good day,

    Today I found my site in Google search have https and I never use SSL in my site.

    My question is, how to force Redirect https to http, can someone help me, please!

    I have tried this solution but still can’t: wp-mix.com/htaccess-redirect-http-to-https/

    Note: I’m using plesk panel 12

    Kind regards,
    Shine

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    If your site operates fine over HTTPS, then that is what Google will index. It’s their new default because it’s more secure.

    I strongly advise *against* forcing it to HTTP, as Google has begun heavily penalizing sites with no valid HTTPS option.

    Forcing HTTPS to HTTP is a very bad idea and Google will heavily penalize your site for that. If you don’t want Google to index the HTTPS version of your site (HTTPS can lead to lower AdSense revenue because the inventory is slightly smaller), you can set the preferred version in Google Webmaster Tools.

    If you want to disable HTTPS completely, check with your web host if they have installed an SSL certificate for your account and mirrored your HTTP site to it. I know that Dreamhost has an option for this, but I can’t speak about other hosts. Deleting the certificate will disable the HTTPS version of your site and Google will start showing the HTTP version in a few days or a couple of weeks. Please note that redirecting HTTPS to HTTP will show warnings in every modern browser, hence it’s not recommended.

    Thread Starter v123shine

    (@v123shine)

    Sorry if I’m not clear.

    My site don’t support SSL, and I never use SSL.

    I don’t understand why Google index my site url with HTTPS.
    When I click the url, I got notification: This Connection is Untrusted.

    Can someone help me, please! Thanks

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Ok, from what I’ve read, you need to add your site to Google’s Webmaster Tools: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/

    And, make sure you add it specifically as https://www.example.com, not HTTPS.

    Granted, searching around I only found articles that were over a year old.

    If that doesn’t work, I recommend asking at https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters

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