I installed an SSL certificate, but now I doubt if I need it? How to block access to https?

Question

Search Engine Optimization

Hello everyone)

There is a simple site of 10 pages, the subject of the site is so narrow that it hangs in the top of Google for the right queries (Yandex is not interesting).
I read all sorts of information here, saying that Google sites without an SSL certificate will soon be lowered in the rating and installed, in general, a simple RapidSSL certificate. I got into the Internet for information on how to transfer traffic to HTTPS now and stumbled to my surprise on a bunch of criticism against SSL. They say if you transfer traffic to HTTPS, then the site will fly out of the Google top like a traffic jam.
In this connection, I decided to postpone HTTPS for the time being and the question arose of how to close access to the site via HTTPS in order to avoid a duplicate?
I did like this:

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteRule .* - [F]

maybe it's better like this?

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://mydomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Are my warnings justified?

Answer 1

> They say if you transfer traffic to HTTPS, then the site will fly out of the Google top like a traffic jam.
Brad something.
If the certificate is valid and the 301st http>https redirect is configured correctly, then nothing will fly out anywhere.
https://www.google.ru/search?q=debian+kvm&oq=debia...
https://www.google.ru/search?q=debian+php+5.2&oq=d...
https:/ /www.google.ru/search?q=ssmtp&oq=ssmtp&sour...
And it has always been like this) Both before ssl and after.
Some kind of drawdown is possible, but then everything returns.

Answer 2

Before you rush about and turn on / off the certificate, first understand the issue, you are very worried - do not make a 301 redirect, let the site respond both via http and https, the problem is what. Even with a redirect, if there is a drawdown, then in a couple of weeks everything will return to its place, do not be a hysterical squirrel, https is now in trend.

Answer 3

I advise you to read)

Answer 4

The whole world is committed to protecting their personal data.
This is the same if they said against dental fillings: "If you install a filling on a tooth, you will definitely earn caries." Sorry, if not quite an appropriate comparison.
You don’t have to worry about ranking your resource in the top of Google.