Title: Does the redirect to https use 301?
Last modified: May 15, 2017

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# Does the redirect to https use 301?

 *  Resolved [reppie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/reppie/)
 * (@reppie)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-redirect-to-https-use-301/)
 * Hi,
 * Quick question – can you confirm that this plugin uses 301s to redirect to https?
   I have read a few questions/answers and not clear that this is still the case(
   previously you stated you use the htaccess file to rewrite, then later advised
   you no longer used this method)
 * Thanks
 * Dave

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Rogier Lankhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogierlankhorst/)
 * (@rogierlankhorst)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-redirect-to-https-use-301/#post-9133320)
 * There are two redirects used, both 301 redirects. The default one is a redirect
   handled within WordPress. The .htaccess redirect you refer to is still there,
   but optional. I no longer use it by default because in a few cases the .htaccess
   redirect results in a redirect loop. But I recommend to use the .htaccess redirect,
   as it is faster.
 *  Thread Starter [reppie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/reppie/)
 * (@reppie)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-redirect-to-https-use-301/#post-9136502)
 * Ah, I’ve just found the settings and info on the site settings pages. Thanks!
   Worked great out the box.

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 * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-redirect-to-https-use-301/#post-9136502)
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