Hello,
Thank you for reaching out about the 404 errors in the 404 Monitor tab. When you have around 100 links that are showing as 404 errors, it’s essential to address them to ensure a smooth user experience on your website.
Here’s what you can do with these 404 errors:
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Fix the Errors: Review each 404 error and take necessary actions to fix them. You can refer to our tutorial on how to fix 404 errors for detailed guidance.
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Export the Errors: If you want to keep track of these errors or share them with your team, you can export the 404 errors. This feature is available in the Rank Math PRO version. To export, go to Rank Math SEO → 404 Monitor and click on the Export option at the top of the page. You can specify a timeline for the export if needed.
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Clear the Log: After fixing or exporting the current errors, you may want to clear the 404 Monitor log. You can do this by clicking on Clear Log within the 404 Monitor tab.
If you have any further questions or need assistance with handling these 404 errors, feel free to ask. We’re here to help!
Thank you for using Rank Math for your SEO needs.
Best regards,
Rank Math Support Team
Sources:
How to Monitor 404 Errors with Rank Math SEO Plugin
Rank Math General Settings
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Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math support, and we regret the inconvenience caused.
Can you confirm if these are real or random pages?
If you are seeing random 404s that you are sure are incorrect, it is likely that they are generated by spammers and bots. You can safely ignore them, as they don’t affect your site’s performance or ranking.
However, please note that we only report the 404s. We do not have information on how or why they are generated. You can try to fix these errors by following this guide: https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-404-errors/
To block out access to bots, you can use a service like Cloudflare (https://www.cloudflare.com/). Cloudflare is a web security and performance service that can protect your site from malicious bots and attacks.
Please you can refer to this guide to learn more about the advanced 404 monitors: https://rankmath.com/kb/monitor-404-errors/#how-to-use-404-monitor-information
We hope this helps and please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you.
Can you please check them as some of them look real and some are not.
I would appreciate your investgation on this issue
Hello,
Please note that we only report the 404s. We do not have information on how or why they are generated. You can get further insight into them by enabling the advanced monitor at WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > General Settings > 404 Monitor:
https://rankmath.com/kb/monitor-404-errors/#advanced-404-monitor
That will give you more information like referrer and user-agent. You can use that information to track down the source or find out if it is just bots generating those errors.
You can also add them to the exclusion list at WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > General Settings > 404 Monitor > Exclude Paths
We can not see the log of the 404 reports on your site as we do not have access to your site’s dashboard.
Hope that helps, and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.
