My blog address has changed to https. Why?

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  tlaurie · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 5:37 pm

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  I set up my blog years ago and now have a website with a very similar name which I would like to be secure. Looking at the change in my blog address, I wonder have I specified the blog instead of the website?

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  tlaurie · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 5:38 pm

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  I set up my blog years ago and now have a website with a very similar name which I would like to be secure. Looking at the change in my blog address, I wonder have I specified the blog instead of the website?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 5:38 pm

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  Your URL is now https://badgerbrookbreads.wordpress.com/

  Staff have been implementing the more secure https on on our blogs and that is giving rise to your issue. Note this HTTPS support doc, http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

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  tlaurie · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 5:42 pm

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  So this is something wordpress have done without my having to change any settings myself?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 5:44 pm

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  No you do not have to change settings. This is something Staff are doing for all blogs on sub-domains like https://badgerbrookbreads.wordpress.com/ Read more here http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/#frequently-asked-questions

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  tlaurie · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 5:53 pm

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  Ok, thanks for letting me know.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 5:55 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)