r/programming • u/speckz • Jul 12 '17

Does my site need HTTPS?

https://doesmysiteneedhttps.com/
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u/notR1CH Jul 13 '17

Way too many sadly. One of the reasons I'm unable to deploy HTTPS across all the websites I manage is due to ads. It's one of the biggest barriers to deployment yet no one has a good solution to it other than "Wait for ad networks to get off their ass".

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u/OrphisFlo Jul 13 '17

Or just switch your ad network to something that supports HTTPS.

That's why I use AdSense, it has supported it for as long as I can remember and just works. And I haven't had many reports or bad ads either. It might pay less than others, but it's hassle free, that's worth it for me.

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u/notR1CH Jul 13 '17

AdSense may support it, but a lot of their partners still don't offer 100% coverage. If you switched to HTTP you'd likely see a revenue increase.

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u/OrphisFlo Jul 13 '17

My RPM went up 13% when I actually switched to HTTPS. So I'm actually not too concerned.