Glossary
What is HTTPS?
The secure, encrypted version of HTTP.
HTTPS: definition
HTTPS encrypts data between browser and server. Browsers warn on non-HTTPS pages, and Google treats HTTPS as a ranking signal.
How can I check HTTPS for my site?
Follow every 301 and 302 hop from a URL to its final page.
Open the Redirect chain checkerHTTPS: questions and answers
What is HTTPS?
HTTPS encrypts data between browser and server. Browsers warn on non-HTTPS pages, and Google treats HTTPS as a ranking signal.
What does HTTPS mean in simple terms?
The secure, encrypted version of HTTP.
How can I check HTTPS for my site?
Use the free Redirect chain checker from Webmaster.ae. Follow every 301 and 302 hop from a URL to its final page.
What is SSL/TLS certificate?
An SSL/TLS certificate encrypts traffic between visitors and your server and proves the site’s identity. Free certificates from Let’s Encrypt or Cloudflare are standard.
What is HSTS?
HTTP Strict Transport Security tells browsers to only connect to your site over HTTPS for a set period, preventing downgrade attacks.
What do website maintenance services include?
Updates, backups with tested restores, malware scanning, uptime and speed monitoring, security hardening and small fixes each month.
How do I know if my site has been hacked?
Warnings in Google, spam redirects (often only on mobile), unknown admin users or odd files. Our guide lists the signs and first steps.
Do you clean malware from WordPress sites?
Yes. We remove the infection, find and close the entry point, then harden the site.
How quickly do you respond to problems?
Urgent issues such as a site being down or hacked are handled the same working day.
Do you test updates before applying them?
Yes, on a staging copy first, so updates do not break your live site.
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