Title: Updating the links when moving to https
Last modified: October 19, 2019

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# Updating the links when moving to https

 *  Resolved [cofkocof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cofkocof/)
 * (@cofkocof)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/)
 * We just moved our website to https and I was looking at the links in our database
   that still point to the http version. I noticed quite a few of these links in
   the table **yoast_seo_links**. Should I update these links to point to https?

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 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9431323)
 * Unfortunately, we’re unable to confirm what links you’re referring that you found
   on the `yoast_seo_links` table. However, if you’d like you can change this manually.
   Before doing so, we suggest you please take a backup of your website.
 *  Thread Starter [cofkocof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cofkocof/)
 * (@cofkocof)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9431349)
 * I’m also not sure what those links are, that’s why I’m asking you. I switched
   to https site, should those links point to http or should they be updated to 
   point to https?
 *  [marcanor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcanor/)
 * (@marcanor)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9434602)
 * We expect that the links in your database should automatically be updated to 
   the HTTPS if you’ve implemented the HTTPS in your site correctly. Please, make
   sure that you’ve added the HTTPS directly from the WordPress Settings -> General-
   > Website URL and Site URL field.
 *  Thread Starter [cofkocof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cofkocof/)
 * (@cofkocof)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9434661)
 * Yes, I have updated the links under Settings -> General, but the links in the
   database are still pointing to the http version of the posts.
 *  [Pcosta88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pcosta88/)
 * (@pcosta88)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9441385)
 * Hi,
 * The yoast_seo_links table come from the Text Link Counter which is shown in the
   SEO-Dashboard-General. That is where we store the counted text links. We are 
   not sure why the links in that table in the database are not showing as https.
   We would expect that if the https was implemented correctly the links would change
   in the database.
 * Can you confirm that if you go to a post or page which has an internal link on
   it (see image: [https://pasteboard.co/GHiCyPG.png](https://pasteboard.co/GHiCyPG.png)
   and mouse over the link or go to edit the link…the link shows https or does it
   still show http?
 *  Thread Starter [cofkocof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cofkocof/)
 * (@cofkocof)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9441519)
 * It shows https. I went to a post that was created before the https switch, just
   to make sure.
 * [https://pasteboard.co/GHiOv8U.png](https://pasteboard.co/GHiOv8U.png)
 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9443123)
 * [@cofkocof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cofkocof/) If you’d like you 
   can change the HTTP to HTTPS manually from the database. Before doing so, we 
   recommend you please take a backup of your website.
 *  [Jerlyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerparx/)
 * (@jerparx)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-the-links-when-moving-to-https/#post-9476835)
 * Closed due to inactivity.

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