Change the canonical link to https

Why it matters

The homepage is served over https, but its canonical link names the http address. That tells search engines to index the insecure version and can send visitors there from search results.

The fix

1. Change the href of the canonical link to the full https address of the homepage, and use the same https address in the sitemap and in internal links.
2. Find where the http address comes from (a base URL setting, a template, a plugin) and fix it at the source.

<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/">

The examples use example.com. Replace it with your own domain.

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Related

• Reported by the SEO basics check
• Add a title to the homepage
• Add a meta description to the homepage
• Add a canonical link to the homepage
• Fix the canonical link on the homepage
• Point the canonical link at your own domain
• Add Open Graph tags for link previews
• Complete the Open Graph tags
• Add a viewport meta tag
• Make the viewport follow the device width
• Replace the default WordPress tagline in the title
• Fill in the empty part of the homepage title
• Check that the canonical link names the right host