How to fix 302 HTTP Code (Temporary Redirect)?

Hi There, I have updated my DNS to Nationbuilder's nameservers. When doing so, the domain now returns a 302 - Temporary Redirect code when the site is accessed. This creates a problem when search engines index the website. It appears that the site is only temporary and will not rank well against key search terms, in this case, it's on page 3 when my own name is searched. As a candidate, that's really poor performance. The problem is on the server side of the hosting. I've checked 3 other sites hosted by Nationbuilder and they are all returning 302 redirects. Nationbuilder, this needs to be fixed quickly!

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Official response from Jazmine Ward

You are correct, NationBuilder automatically places a 302 direct that directs people from the http version of your site to the https version of your site.

This is to ensure users are always directed to the secure version of your website. It sounds like you would prefer for a permanent 301 redirect to be placed on the http version of the site rather than the 302.

I can understand your concern. Hopefully, search engines are indexing the secure version of your site and thus not affecting the SEO ranking of the http version of your domain. We'll be sure to pass along your feedback to our engineers.

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Michael Reles

Michael Reles commented
Thank you. The solution is to submit the https:// URL to Google Search Console, versus the http:// version. That should solve the issue of the 302 HTTP response code. I have confirmed that the https:// URL returns a HTTP 200 response code, which returns “OK” to search inquiries. This should have me indexed very high within a day or two. Thank you.
posted 2018-08-22 09:55:18 -0700
Jazmine Ward

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posted 2018-08-22 08:39:22 -0700
Jazmine Ward

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Jazmine Ward responded with submitted

posted 2018-08-22 08:38:59 -0700
Michael Reles

Michael Reles commented
I’ve check, and even nationbuilder.com has a 302 Temporary redirect on it. I had my domain on a wordpress site before this and it indexed quickly and was returning as the top result for relevant searches. I’m considering cancelling my nationbuilder and moving back to wordpress so that people can find me.
posted 2018-08-21 06:25:08 -0700