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Google search console warns publishers about 404 errors: 404 and soft 404.
While they’re both called 404, they are very different.
Consequently, it’s essential to understand the difference between the errors to fix them.
HTTP Status Codes
A webpage accessed by a browser responds with a status code that communicates whether the request was successful and, if not, why it wasn’t.
These responses are communicated with what is referred to as HTTP response codes, but officially they are called HTTP status codes.
A server provides five categories of response codes; this article is specifically about one response, the 404 page not found status code.
The Meaning Of A 404 Response Code
All codes within the 4xx series of responses mean the request could not be fulfilled because the page was not found.
The official definition is:
4xx (Client Error): The request contains bad syntax or cannot be fulfilled
The 404 response is ambiguous as to whether the webpage might return.
Examples Of Why 404 Page Not Found Happens
- If someone mistakenly deletes a webpage, the server responds with the 404 page not found response.
- If someone links to a non-existent webpage, the server responds that the page was not found (404).
The official documentation is clear about the ambiguity of whether a...
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