If I was to try to take steps to try to avoid this the next time around, it sounds it would be, if moving an HTTP site to a new domain using HTTPS: # move to

If I was to try to take steps to try to avoid this the next time around, it sounds it would be, if moving an HTTP site to a new domain using HTTPS: # move to new URL but keep using HTTP # wait for search rank to reach parity, maybe leave it for some buffer # upgrade site to use HTTPS This sounds like it might prevent the issues with migration in GWT.