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404
[ fawr-oh-fawr ]
noun
- Also called 404 error. Computers. an error message sent by a web server to a browser when the user has typed an incorrect URL, tried to access a web page that is no longer available, or clicked on a broken link on a web page:
They must have taken down their website;
I keep getting that annoying “404 - File Not Found” message.
- Slang. a person who is stupid or uninformed.
404
/ ˌfɔːəʊˈfɔː /
noun
- slang.a stupid or ineffectual person
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When this happens, Google will flag those pages as soft 404s and treat the URL as a real 404 and not index the page.
If you are noticing indexing issues in Google Search starting around a month ago, or if you see a spike in soft 404s around that time frame, this change may be related to that.
Hence it would be great for your 404s to include a sitemap on them.
Lastly, I would like to share some guidelines with you to help you avoid 404s where you can possibly manage to reduce them.
However, there are ways through which you can use 404s to boost your SEO, as in some situations, it is not a broken link but an error by the user that can cause them.
Have I given-404--vol ii- cause, ask you, and take scandal when I have done?
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