Forcing HTTPS

Some sites may contain mix of HTTP and HTTPS URLs for the same host. For example, domain www.example.com may have links to both http://www.example.com and https://www.example.com. If configured correctly, the HTTP requests should automatically redirect to the more secure HTTPS protocol, but if not, or if you want to copy a site without the interim redirects, WebCopy can help.

To automatically force all URLs to be HTTPS

1. From the Project Properties dialogue, select the URL Normalization category
2. Select the Always option in the Force HTTPS group

To automatically force URLs matching one or more hosts to be HTTPS

1. From the Project Properties dialogue, select the URL Normalization category
2. Select the Custom option in the Force HTTPS group
3. Enter the host names that you wish to force to be HTTPS

To disable forced HTTPS

1. From the Project Properties dialogue, select the URL Normalization category
2. Select the Never option in the Force HTTPS group