404 Errors and Better WP Security

  • I installed “Better WP Security” and under the log tab I am getting hundreds of 404 errors. I have searched the site for these bad links and cannot find out where its listing these links. Any ideas where I could start looking?

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  • 404 errors are generated when the server cannot find the requested page. Also called dead links or page-not-found errors. You need to find where the dead links are coming from. Either internally – you have links or menu items that link to deleted pages, or you’ve changed your site and other sites like search engines are referring to non existant pages. In the former case, find the dead links on your site and fix them. In the latter case, implement a 404 redirector. Either edit the .htaccess file directly, or use a plugin to do it for you: search plugins for ” 404 redirect”.

    To find internal dead links I would usually search directly in the database using phpMyAdmin. But if you’re not comfortable with that, try the Velvet Blues plugin.

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