# Https - noddy's guide required

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**Created:** [February 14, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/https-noddys-guide-required/18648 "2018-02-14T16:45:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/https-noddys-guide-required/18648/29 "2018-02-19T14:13:28Z")

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Not true. Big big push the last few years to secure the entire internet. Most search engines have been reducing your SERP ranking for not using SSL for a while now. Back in September Chrome, the most popular browsers started warning users any site that had any input field at all (even a simple mailing list signup) that the site was not secure.  
Now in July, every non-HTTPS site will get that warning.

> [@Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/effective-july-2018-google-s-chrome-browser-will-mark-non-https-sites-as-not-secure/18597):
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> If you’re not using SSL on your site(s) yet you’re running out of time. It looks like with the release of chrome 68 scheduled for July release sites accessed as HTTP, not HTTPS will be marked as not secure right in the address bar. Now you get that message only if you’re accepting users input. This message will affect your bounce rate.

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