https (SSL) instead of http
- by user1332729
I am building myself a new website, out of privacy and security concerns I am contemplating trying to make it https only.
It will be mobile-friendly using media queries but I am concerned--especially for mobile users--about the increased bandwidth.
How much will doing so increase my bandwidth or slow load times? For pages where I'm not transferring sensitive information, should I leave external links (to a jQuery library, or a web font for instance) in http?
Simply put, I have read articles saying the entire web would be more secure if everything was SSL but my actual knowledge of implementation is limited to payment gateways and log-in pages and such. I apologize for the open-ended nature of the question but anything, even just simple answers to the specific questions is welcomed.