I see that google has announced that as of july 2018 web browsers like chrome and firefox will warn users using http sites that it is a insecure connection. At first i thought this is a scam to get us all to buy ssl certificates, ive read many long articles on going to https and prepared myself for doing so only to find google intervened and made the changes practically effortless. The search engine now looks for a https version first regardless of re directs. Now i Really though nice one the one thing that discourages webmasters to buy a ssl you have gotten rid of. After buying a comodo ssl certificate i see that my web host now auto applies https lets encrypt free on all new websites i develop lol. So much for my theory.