Merge pull request #1448 from unclecode/fix/https-reditrect

feat: add preserve_https_for_internal_links flag to maintain HTTPS during crawling

docs/md_v2/api/parameters.md

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ If your page is a single-page app with repeated JS updates, set `js_only=True` i
 | **`exclude_external_links`** | `bool` (False)          | Removes all links pointing outside the current domain.                                                                      |
 | **`exclude_social_media_links`** | `bool` (False)      | Strips links specifically to social sites (like Facebook or Twitter).                                                      |
 | **`exclude_domains`**        | `list` ([])             | Provide a custom list of domains to exclude (like `["ads.com", "trackers.io"]`).                                            |
+| **`preserve_https_for_internal_links`** | `bool` (False) | If `True`, preserves HTTPS scheme for internal links even when the server redirects to HTTP. Useful for security-conscious crawling. |
 
 Use these for link-level content filtering (often to keep crawls “internal” or to remove spammy domains).
 

docs/md_v2/core/deep-crawling.md

@@ -472,6 +472,17 @@ Note that for BestFirstCrawlingStrategy, score_threshold is not needed since pag
 
 5.**Balance breadth vs. depth.** Choose your strategy wisely - BFS for comprehensive coverage, DFS for deep exploration, BestFirst for focused relevance-based crawling.
 
+6.**Preserve HTTPS for security.** If crawling HTTPS sites that redirect to HTTP, use `preserve_https_for_internal_links=True` to maintain secure connections:
+
+```python
+config = CrawlerRunConfig(
+    deep_crawl_strategy=BFSDeepCrawlStrategy(max_depth=2),
+    preserve_https_for_internal_links=True  # Keep HTTPS even if server redirects to HTTP
+)
+```
+
+This is especially useful for security-conscious crawling or when dealing with sites that support both protocols.
+
 ---
 
 ## 10. Summary & Next Steps