Checks / AI crawler access
Site is not served over HTTPS
Crawlers and browsers distrust plain HTTP; some assistants skip it.
https · AI crawler access · Error
What to change
Install a certificate and redirect all HTTP to HTTPS.
How common it is
We have not measured how common this is on a sample of sites. Counts appear here when a study covers it.
About this check
| Check ID | https |
|---|---|
| Report section | AI crawler access |
| Severity | Error |
| How it is decided | Measured: read directly from the page or the server's response. |
| Added | Before 19 Oct 2026 (versions 1 and 2), or a site-wide check with no version date yet |
| Status | Measured in every report |
| Report gives the code | No, the fix is described in words |
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