Title: Force Redirect https to http
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Force Redirect https to http

 *  [v123shine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v123shine/)
 * (@v123shine)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-redirect-https-to-http/#post-6411385)
 * 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.
 *  [Ashutosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashubetta/)
 * (@ashubetta)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-redirect-https-to-http/#post-6411390)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v123shine/)
 * (@v123shine)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-redirect-https-to-http/#post-6411395)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-redirect-https-to-http/#post-6411400)
 * Ok, from what I’ve read, you need to add your site to Google’s Webmaster Tools:
   [https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/](https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/)
 * And, make sure you add it specifically as [http://www.example.com](http://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](https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-redirect-https-to-http/#post-6411400)
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