Switching to HTTPS- It's easy!

For a back-end developer switching to HTTPS is fairly straightforward in practice. The basic steps are as follows:

1. Purchase an SSL certificate and a dedicated IP from hosting company like godaddy.com
2. Install and configure the SSL certificate. Ask Hosting company for help.
3. Perform a full back-up of your site in case you plan to revert back,
4. Configure any hard internal links within website, from HTTP to HTTPS.
5. Update any code libraries, such as JavaScript, Ajax or any third-party plugin, if needed.
6. Update htaccess applications, e.g: Apache Web Server. LiteSpeed, NGinx Config and your internet service manager function to redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS.
7. Update your CDN's SSL setting, if any,
8. Implement 301 redirects on a page-by-page basis.
9. Update any link used in marketing automation tools, such as email links.
10. Set up HTTPS site in Google Search Console and Google Analytics. 

For a small website switching will be fairly straightforward, as some of the above points won’t apply in scenarios such as code libraries and CDNs. However, for a larger site, this is hardly a non-trivial event and should be managed by an experienced webmaster.