Consistent HTTP 404 codes
When a visitor accesses a non-existent page, the server should return HTTP code 404. Some sites return 200 (success) even for non-existent p…
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How it works
How TheSiteFuse checks "Consistent HTTP 404 codes"
When a visitor accesses a non-existent page, the server should return HTTP code 404. Some sites return 200 (success) even for non-existent pages: this is a "soft 404" that confuses Google's crawlers.
Why it matters
Real-world impact of "Consistent HTTP 404 codes"
"Soft 404s" trick search engines into indexing empty or error pages, wasting crawl budget and harming SEO. A real 404 lets Google know not to index these pages.
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