do I have to add this in the header of my sites

[Abby]

I'm a little confused so sorry for asking a stupid question, my site is "https" and I want to trade with a site that on the trade page says

If you use HTTPS add in header in your site the code !!!

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<meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url">

Is this okay to add, or will it hurt my Google. Plus I trade with other "https" sites, how will it affect them?

[Colmike7]

It's to see referral data from HTTPS to HTTP. Some people see it as unsafe, but as long as your URLs don't send sensitive data, then it should be fine and usual things like usernames/passwords will be stripped out by default. Without it, though, sometimes other tools have trouble seeing referral data. It shouldn't hurt SEO.

[Abby]

It's to see referral data from HTTPS to HTTP. Some people see it as unsafe, but as long as your URLs don't send sensitive data, then it should be fine and usual things like usernames/passwords will be stripped out by default. Without it, though, sometimes other tools have trouble seeing referral data. It shouldn't hurt SEO.

Thanks for the information, I will add it now.

[TheButcher]

I'm a little confused so sorry for asking a stupid question, my site is "https" and I want to trade with a site that on the trade page says

If you use HTTPS add in header in your site the code !!!

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<meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url">

Is this okay to add, or will it hurt my Google. Plus I trade with other "https" sites, how will it affect them?

Are you using TE?

[razor]

One day all sites will go https and make life safer and simple for every body.

[HarryXxX]

Will sponsors learn that they have personal information on their sites and need to go SSL, there are so many sites which are still not using SSL.

[Angie]

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<meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url">

adding "unsafe-url" seems weird.You sure it's okay to add this?

[Colmike7]

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<meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url">

adding "unsafe-url" seems weird.You sure it's okay to add this?

Yeah I'm sure. Look it up if you want to.

[Colmike7]

https://moz.com/blog/meta-referrer-tag

[wetnwild]

https://moz.com/blog/meta-referrer-tag

That was very helpful thank you colmike.

[porntraveller]

Is that necessary for all trade scripts?

[AlexO]

Never heard of this one , I do plenty of trades for years, with and without https sites, they track fine on my stats.

[monsta]

I'm a little confused so sorry for asking a stupid question, my site is "https" and I want to trade with a site that on the trade page says

If you use HTTPS add in header in your site the code !!!

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<meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url">

Is this okay to add, or will it hurt my Google. Plus I trade with other "https" sites, how will it affect them?

Yes it makes tracking where a trade came from work

[Kathy_T]

I also d it today. This can be why my trading partners were not seeing as many hits sent from y sites to theirs.

Thank you for this thread.

[badkitty]

I added it just to be safe, and everything still works as before, so i say go for it.