Google still detected 404 errors

  • Resolved VDattaraj

    (@prof-dsvidyasagar)


    9 years ago

    I am using the 404 redirection plugin, flippingwp.com, on my following site since last month. Everything was rolling, but suddenly I received one email from Google as follows:
    MY WEBSITE IS: https://www.vsagar.org/

    Google detected a significant increase in URLs we think should return a 404 (Page Not Found) error but do not.
    Recommended action
    Check the Crawl Errors page in Webmaster Tools.
    We recommend that you always return a 404 (not found) or 410 (Gone) response code in response to a request for a non-existent page.
    You can improve the user experience by configuring your site to display a custom 404 page when returning a 404 response code.
    Learn more in our Help Center.

    WHAT’S WRONG? PLEASE HELP…!

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/404-redirection/

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  • Plugin Author LoudSkyMedia

    (@wordpress_website)

    As the message states – Google “thinks” there should be 404’s, but there aren’t. It hasn’t detected any 404’s.

    It’s a matter of opinion as to whether or not the user experience is impacted by getting a 404 or not. In fact, many would argue that getting a 404 is more annoying than not. However, enhancing the user experience was not the purpose of this plugin – strange as that may sound. The purpose is to provide a quick and easy way of salvaging as much PageRank and traffic as possible for any missing pages, and the backlinks that may be linking to them.

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