Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about which is less worse to use, millions of 404 error pages or 301 redirects. Gary’s answer cleared the air about how ...

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 ...

Even non-developers are familiar with the 404 – Not Found status code. Some Web application users may have been exposed to more arcane (and sometimes scary) messages like 500 – Internal Server Error, ...

Google says it is best not to use a 403 server status code and if you are, to switch it to use a 404 server status code instead. Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that a 403 is "weird" but it ...