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Site configuration changes

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:49 pm
by terrybooth
For some reason, this site is no longer crawled by Google properly. We think that this is due to the site not being https:// (secure).

In order to force this, we will need to set the site cookies to secure - I think this cause an issue with some users in the past because for some reason the 'remember me' feature stopped working.

I'll make this change at the weekend and we'll see how we go.

The second change I think we will have to make is to force https:// as soon as a browser hits the site (cookies or no cookies). I'll make this change after we have assessed the impact of the first change.

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:59 pm
by savvypaul
Many users probably have the non secure site bookmarked. They won't be 'remembered' if they log in via that link. Forcing https at the same time as changing the cookie settings (or very shortly after) might actually help that issue to not appear...

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:01 pm
by Caps Lock
It's already showing https on my android phone.

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:50 pm
by Hemmo1969
Yea my bookmark also brings up https://

Well it does now anyway :)

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:02 pm
by alfer
iPad httpS://

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:57 pm
by terrybooth
savvypaul wrote: Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:59 pm Many users probably have the non secure site bookmarked. They won't be 'remembered' if they log in via that link. Forcing https at the same time as changing the cookie settings (or very shortly after) might actually help that issue to not appear...
Makes sense. So I'll do the https:// change at the weekend and we'll see what happens then.

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:59 pm
by savvypaul
I'll be around and logged in for most of the weekend so feel free to PM or call me...

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:05 am
by terrybooth
The changes have now been made. Please post any issues in this thread.

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:09 am
by terrybooth
Notices some caching errors, so the server side cache had been reset.

Re: Site configuration changes

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:58 am
by savvypaul
Running smoothly here on Windows 7 and Android phone?

Anyone experiencing problems?

Anyone finding it quicker?

Anyone not noticed?