{"id":1641,"date":"2026-06-10T10:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:26:16","slug":"what-is-ssl-certificate-why-your-website-needs-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/what-is-ssl-certificate-why-your-website-needs-it\/","title":{"rendered":"SSL Certificate: What It Is and Why Sites Need It"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1641\" class=\"elementor elementor-1641\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8f1f80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f8f1f80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf44a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bf44a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSL.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1688\" alt=\"SSL certificate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSL.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSL-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSL-650x434.webp 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ee267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ee267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your browser already knows something most website owners ignore. That small padlock next to a web address is not decoration. It is your browser telling you the connection is encrypted and the site is verified. No padlock? Chrome calls the site &#8220;Not Secure&#8221; in plain text, right at the top. Visitors see that before they read a single word you wrote. That padlock comes from one thing: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/ssl-certificate.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an SSL certificate<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bcf53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55bcf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Table of Contents<\/b><\/p><div style=\"overflow-x: auto; margin-top: 10px;\"><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background: #9165FF; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); text-align: left;\">No<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); text-align: left;\">Section Name<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#what-is-an-ssl-certificate\"><strong>So What Exactly Is an SSL Certificate?<\/strong><br \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\">2<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#types-worth-understanding\"><strong>The Types Worth Understanding<\/strong><br \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\">3<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#search-rankings\"><strong>What It Does for Search Rankings<\/strong><br \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\">4<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#trust-phishing-browsers\"><strong>Trust, Phishing, and Why Browsers Got Strict<\/strong><br \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\">5<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#final-thoughts\"><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><br \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px;\">6<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#faq\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><br \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30adfac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30adfac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"what-is-an-ssl-certificate\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So What Exactly Is an SSL Certificate?\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f513978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f513978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. An SSL certificate is a digital file that lives on a web server. When someone visits your site, this file kicks in and creates an encrypted channel between their browser and your server. Data moving through that channel, whether it is a login password, a contact form entry, or a card number, gets converted into unreadable code during transit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without it, that same data moves in plain text. Anyone intercepting the connection on a shared network, say a coffee shop Wi-Fi, can read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moment a certificate is active, your site address <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Glossary\/HTTPS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shifts from HTTP to HTTPS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That S stands for secure. It is the visible sign that encryption is running.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea4c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dea4c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"types-worth-understanding\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Types Worth Understanding\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1882638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1882638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSL certificates do not all work the same way. They differ by what gets verified before the certificate is issued.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domain Validated (DV) certificates are the most basic. The issuing authority checks that you control the domain name, nothing more. These get issued in minutes and work fine for blogs, portfolios, and simple informational pages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organization Validated (OV) certificates go further. The certificate authority also checks that the business behind the domain is real and registered. This is the standard choice for most business websites.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extended Validation (EV) certificates require the most thorough check. Identity, legal standing, and physical location all get verified. Issuance takes five to seven days. These are typically used by organizations where user trust carries significant weight.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond validation levels, coverage type matters too. A single domain certificate covers one web address. A wildcard certificate covers a main domain plus every subdomain under it. Multi-domain certificates handle several different domain names under one file, which is useful for businesses running more than one web property.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d601bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d601bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSLcertificate.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1681\" alt=\"SSL certificate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSLcertificate.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSLcertificate-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSLcertificate-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SSLcertificate-650x434.webp 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd6ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dd6ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"search-rankings\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What It Does for Search Rankings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8efe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8efe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google added HTTPS as a ranking signal in 2014. That policy has not changed. Sites running on HTTP sit at a disadvantage compared to equivalent HTTPS sites in search results. It is not the biggest ranking factor, but it is a confirmed one, and there is no reason to compete with one hand tied behind your back.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/web-hosting-company-kerala.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web hosting plan that includes SSL support<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the start saves the hassle of sourcing and configuring a certificate separately after launch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search engines also index HTTPS pages more reliably. Crawlers treat secure pages as a quality signal. Over time, the gap between an HTTP site and a competing HTTPS site adds up in ways that show clearly in traffic data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de71adf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de71adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"trust-phishing-browsers\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trust, Phishing, and Why Browsers Got Strict\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a75621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a75621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browsers have gotten aggressive about flagging unsecured sites because phishing attacks have too. A verified SSL certificate is one of the tools browsers use to distinguish a real website from a copycat designed to steal credentials.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This matters more for sites handling any kind of sensitive data. On payment pages, membership logins, booking forms, and anywhere personal information changes hands, the certificate is not optional. Major payment processors will not work without HTTPS active on the domain. Visitors who spot a security warning on a checkout page leave. That is not a maybe; it happens consistently across all device types.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Silverhost work<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with certificate authorities including DigiCert, GeoTrust, Thawte, RapidSSL, and Symantec to offer SSL options across all three validation levels and coverage types, with installation support included.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c17e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19c17e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"final-thoughts\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70894ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70894ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An SSL certificate is not a technical luxury for large websites. It is a baseline requirement for any site that wants to be taken seriously by visitors and indexed properly by search engines. The cost of running without one shows up in lost trust, lower rankings, and real security exposure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before anything else on your website gets optimized, this needs to be in place. Is your site currently showing HTTPS in the address bar, or is there a &#8220;Not Secure&#8221; warning sitting there right now?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8082629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8082629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"faq\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ\n\n\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6049fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-accordion\" data-id=\"f6049fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-container\">\n            <div id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-f6049fc\" class=\"bdt-ep-accordion bdt-accordion\" data-bdt-accordion=\"{&quot;collapsible&quot;:true,&quot;multiple&quot;:false,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;ease-in-out&quot;}\" data-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bdt-ep-accordion-f6049fc&quot;,&quot;activeHash&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;activeScrollspy&quot;:null,&quot;hashTopOffset&quot;:false,&quot;hashScrollspyTime&quot;:false}\">\n                                    <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-what-is-an-ssl-certificate-in-simple-terms\" data-accordion-index=\"0\"  data-title=\"what-is-an-ssl-certificate-in-simple-terms\">\n\n                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n                                                                What is an SSL certificate in simple terms?                            <\/span>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture a sealed, tamper-proof envelope. When someone types into a form on your website, that information needs to travel from their device to your server. An SSL certificate seals that data so nobody can read it on the way. Without it, the information moves openly, like a postcard anyone can read. With it, the connection is locked down and private.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-my-website-just-has-a-contact-form-do-i-still-need-ssl\" data-accordion-index=\"1\"  data-title=\"my-website-just-has-a-contact-form-do-i-still-need-ssl\">\n\n                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n                                                                My website just has a contact form. Do I still need SSL?                            <\/span>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no &#8220;magic number.&#8221; It\u2019s about &#8220;velocity.&#8221; Five new reviews every month is way better than fifty at once followed by silence for a year.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-what-is-the-difference-between-dv-ov-and-ev-certificates\" data-accordion-index=\"2\"  data-title=\"what-is-the-difference-between-dv-ov-and-ev-certificates\">\n\n                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n                                                                What is the difference between DV, OV, and EV certificates?                            <\/span>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comes down to how much gets checked before the certificate is issued. 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Two pages with similar content, one on HTTPS and one on HTTP, the secure one has the advantage. That said, getting SSL does not automatically move you up overnight. Think of it as removing a penalty rather than adding a boost. Your competitors with HTTPS are already not losing points for this. 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