Why am I getting 4xx codes and timeouts?

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  • RankBot

    9 months ago

    Hello,

    I’m sorry to hear about the ongoing issues you are facing with 4xx codes, 5xx codes, and timeouts on your website, especially related to the login page. These errors can impact your website’s performance and SEO.

    Based on the information provided, it seems like there could be multiple reasons for these errors, including issues with the server response, firewall blocking API requests, or even problems with specific URLs like the login page.

    To address these issues, here are some steps you can take:

    1. Check Website Status: Ensure that your website is returning a 200 status code. You can use tools like httpstatus.io to check the status of your website. If there are errors shown, you can fix them accordingly.

    2. API Timeout: If your website takes more than 30 seconds to load, it can result in timeouts. Optimizing your website’s speed can help resolve this issue.

    3. API Requests Blocked by Firewall: If the server security or firewall is blocking API requests, whitelist the IP 193.138.6.5 and the user-agent RankMathApi/2.0.2; https://rankmath.com. You can do this in the firewall settings or ask your web hosting provider for assistance.

    If you have already tried these steps and the issues persist, I recommend reaching out to your web hosting provider again for further assistance. They can help investigate server misconfigurations that might be causing these errors.

    If you need additional help or have any further questions, please feel free to contact our support team. We are here to assist you further with resolving these ongoing issues.

    I hope this information helps in resolving the problems you are experiencing on your website. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

    Sources:
    Why Am I Getting “API Error: HTTP 400” Error » Rank Math
    How to Fix the ‘Blocked Due to Other 4xx Issue’ Error » Rank Math
    Solving Redirection Issues Using Rank Math SEO Plugin » Rank Math
    How to Fix Page Fetch Error Failed: Hostload Exceeded » Rank Math

    Giuliano Ciolino

    9 months ago

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    I’ve been having problems on wordpress for 3-4 years and they’re always the same:

    Some redirects don’t work
    it’s terribly difficult to rank on the SERP
    Unjustified removal from SERP
    Search Console does not validate errors
    Sudden timeouts or slowdowns

    Some redirects don’t work

    posts with wp-login redirects have problems. They don’t redirect to the site, but to Google.

    https://imgur.com/a/6d325lP

    https://imgur.com/a/KMlswfr

    https://imgur.com/a/QXrBKOh

    I have URLs that are duplicated in the path and I don’t understand why. But they have a 301 redirect and then after that a 404.

    If you change the category path, you are unable to do redirects. You have to contact the hosting and wait a few hours to see the result. But then the hosting tells you to delete the redirects because they cause problems.

    it is terribly difficult to rank on the SERP

    I understand that the online gaming field is very competitive, but I can’t place good positions and good traffic with 120 games. These are all games that bring in 50 monthly users per country or more. I did SEO, optimization. A 3-4 year job and 2 websites. I have made many changes several times, but the results are lacking. I expect to have a thousand regular users after a year and 4 months…

    Unjustified removal from SERP

    I contacted the seo plugin, hosting, Google support but nothing to do. I’ve been losing pages and keywords from Ahrefs and Search Console for 3 weeks. 0 or very few impressions. hosting only causes disasters, they are not SEO experts and I was just wasting my time. Practically I was writing almost every day with the support of the hosting. I didn’t work much on my site, less than I would have liked.

    https://imgur.com/a/5UgftgS

    https://imgur.com/a/H9ljgRx

    https://imgur.com/a/bmuK3DL

    https://imgur.com/a/00UvPg9

    Search Console does not validate errors

    In truth it does the validations every now and then but only if there are few errors. I have many validations that have been failing for over a year. I don’t know what to do anymore, because my work is better than many competitors’. It’s not the best job, but I’m convinced that there are problems that don’t depend on me.

    https://imgur.com/a/55h4Pm3

    https://imgur.com/a/4cNpTeX

    Jeremy

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

    1. 406 status codes indicate that the server can’t provide a response that meets the criteria set by the client’s request, usually regarding acceptable content types.

    Something like this isn’t caused by Rank Math but could be from another plugin or your site’s .htacess.

    2. As for the timeouts, this is something you need to discuss with your hosting provider. It is possible that your website can no longer handle the traffic or there’s an operation in your website that uses a massive amount of memory. An upgrade of your server could be inevitable as well.

    3. The wp-login URLs aren’t supposed to be indexed and the URLs shown in the screenshot are in the wrong format or in encoded format as well. Can you please let us know from where Google has discovered these URLs?

    4. For the decline in your search impressions, clicks, or ranking in general, here are some reasons why your site might be experiencing that on Google.

    4.a Seasonal Fluctuations: Certain industries or topics experience natural fluctuations in search volume throughout the year. If your website or content is related to a specific seasonal trend or event, it’s possible that the decline in impressions is due to a decrease in search interest during this period.

    4.b Algorithm Updates: Google frequently updates its search algorithms, which can impact the visibility of websites in search results. If there have been recent algorithm changes, it’s possible that your website’s ranking has been affected, leading to a decline in impressions.
    https://rankmath.com/blog/google-algorithm-update-recovery/

    4.c Technical Issues: It’s important to ensure that your website is properly indexed by search engines and that there are no technical issues preventing Google from crawling and indexing your pages. Check for any errors or warnings in Google Search Console that could be affecting your site’s visibility.

    4.d Competitor Activity: Increased competition from other websites or changes in their SEO strategies can impact your impressions. If competitors are optimizing their content better or generating more relevant backlinks, it could lead to a decline in your own impressions.

    To identify the specific reason for the decline in impressions, it’s essential to analyze your website’s performance, conduct a thorough review of your SEO strategy, and monitor changes in search trends and competitors. You can use this guide to run an SEO audit on your site: https://rankmath.com/blog/seo-audit/

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Giuliano Ciolino

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Now I get code 200 in wp-login urls. Do I remove the disallow on the robots.txt file?

    https://imgur.com/a/8csLFTQ

    Jeremy

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    No, that type of URL shouldn’t be crawled by search engines unless you want them to show up on the SERP.

    You can retain the disallow directive for your wp-login.php and wp-admin URLs.

    Can you please confirm if this login URL has been crawled by Google or do you intend to index it?

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Giuliano Ciolino

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Now I’ll see if I solved the timeout problem on my own yesterday.

    I had Category called Games and Category base called Games. I removed the Category base, as it wasn’t needed.

    Jeremy

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    Great to hear that you were able to address the timeout issue by removing the redundant category base. If you encounter any further issues or need assistance, feel free to reach out to us.

    Giuliano Ciolino

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    I don’t know if I solved the problem with this solution. I’ll see. Ahrefs scans are weekly, so the timeouts issue may reappear in 2 months.

    Reinelle

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    Let us know how this goes after the rescan.

    Meanwhile, if you have any other concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime to assist you further.

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Giuliano Ciolino

    8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    I am currently not getting new keywords. A little while ago I did a trial test thanks to the support of WordPress, and I discover that I have no problems with the pagination numbers in the categories. On my live site however I have problems. But I didn’t do a complete test, but I tried to see the problem of pagination numbers which reached a maximum of 3.

    So, all SEO problems could depend on WordPress.

    Jeremy

    8 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hello,

    Can you please share some of these paginated URLs so we can check?

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Jeremy

    8 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We don’t see any issues with your /game/ archive page and it is currently indexed well on Google SERP.

    If you have the time to complete the test for that particular page, you may share your findings here with us.

    Looking forward to helping you.

    RankBot

    7 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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