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Site has indexed 404 pages in Google

by brettuk
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Hello,

Well, I just did a Google search of (site:SITEURL)

I noticed around 20 links which pointed to 404 pages due to the change in permalink for that page.

Can these hurt my rankings?
#404 #google #indexed #pages #site
  • Profile picture of the author kishoreseo
    Yes, it will hurt your rankings, use 301 redirect from old url to new url, which will solve your problem
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    • Profile picture of the author brettuk
      Originally Posted by kishoreseo View Post

      Yes, it will hurt your rankings, use 301 redirect from old url to new url, which will solve your problem
      Thanks.

      Instead, I have requested Google to remove those listings using remove URL.
      Will this also solve the problem?
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  • Profile picture of the author Hemanth Malli
    Originally Posted by brettuk View Post

    Hello,

    Well, I just did a Google search of (site:SITEURL)

    I noticed around 20 links which pointed to 404 pages due to the change in permalink for that page.

    Can these hurt my rankings?
    Hi,

    I will hurt your site definitely so many 404 that means you site can go into spam and you need keep 301 redirect to your home page url to over come your problem.
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  • Profile picture of the author sonamathews
    best choice is always 301 redirection
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