Search engine secure site problem

[jimbo100]

We are having problems getting into google to be listed.

Reading googles info on how to get listed they constantly say that the index page must not be a re-direct page as google robots dont like them.

Our whole site is secure (ie https not http)
to get from the http://www.domain.co.uk to https://www.domain.co.uk
we use a http://www.domain.co.uk/index.html page that forwards to the HTTPS via a java script.

Could this be why we are not listed and if so how is the best way to get to the secure site (https) ?

thanks.. jim

[I-CC]

If it is a meta refresh forwarder then that will most likely be a contributing factor for non inclusion.

You might want to try creating a .htaccess file within the folder that currently contains your index.html forwarder along the following lines.

redirect 301 /index.html https://www.mydomain.co.uk/index2.html

Upload an empty index.html page to replace the current forwarder you have created then when bots and browsers visit that page, it will get the instruction t bounce onto the https pagename of index2.html

Hope that helps.

[jimbo100]

Thanks for the info.....

Before i try do i need the META tags etc in the blank index.html i upload ?

thanks

[I-CC]

301 means Code 301 - Moved Permanently, which says to browsers and bots that this page has moved and you should always link into the stated page, which is where you then need to place your meta tags and all that..