When I added my site to Google Search Console (previously Google Webmaster Tools?) it asked me to add combinations of my site, with http and https and no www and with www, so now I have four. I had to verify that I owned each one. My webserver redirects everything to the https + www version anyway.http://example.comhttp://www.example.comhttps://example.comhttps://www.example.comNow that I have four, which one do I click on to use and view stats for etc? For example, I can add a sitemap but do I do this four times or just to one of them? I can link one with Google Analytics, but again which one? Some of them are reporting stats and some aren't. It seems that the http://www.example.com version is the one getting indexed correctly even though I'm using https. It all seems like a huge mess. Can someone explain it please?A lot has already been discussed here: Moving from http to https - Google Search Console. But it doesn't seem to clear up my question.
How do the combinations of http/https and naked/www in Google Search Console work?
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Now that I have four, which one do I click on to use and view stats for etc?Primarily your canonical / preferred one. The one you are redirecting all requests to. ie. https://www.example.com.You can periodically check the other properties in Google Search console to make sure things are working correctly - the others shouldn't be getting any (much?) traffic or index status.I can add a sitemap but do I do this four times or just to one of them?Just for your canonical property.I can link one with Google Analytics, but again which one?Your canonical property.It seems that the http://www.example.com version is the one getting indexed correctly even though I'm using https.Since your https://www property is the canonical and you are supposedly redirecting all traffic to the canonical then this would seem to suggest a configuration error. This is the main reason for verifying all versions in the Google Search Console - to check for errors.If you are redirecting all traffic to https then the http version shouldn't be getting indexed.A lot has already been discussed here: Moving from http to https - Google Search ConsoleHowever, if the http version has previously been indexed and you have only recently implemented the redirect then naturally both versions are going to be indexed, at least initially. It will take time for the Google index to update.