Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the 404 pages on your site. It sounds like you’ve followed the installation and configuration steps for the Rank Math plugin, but you’re still seeing a significant number of 404 errors in Google Search Console.
To address this, we recommend checking the following:
-
Ensure the 404 Monitor is Enabled: Make sure that the 404 Monitor module is enabled in Rank Math. You can do this by navigating to Rank Math SEO → Dashboard and enabling the 404 Monitor module if it’s not already activated.
![Enable Rank Math 404 Monitor module](https://rankmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enable-Rank-Math-404-Monitor-module.png)
-
Check the Examples Section: After enabling the monitor, you can view the detected 404 errors by going to Rank Math SEO → 404 Monitor. Scroll down to the Examples section to see a list of URLs that returned a 404 error. This will help you identify which pages are causing issues.
![Scroll down to Examples](https://rankmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scroll-down-to-Examples.png)
-
Redirecting 404 Errors: If you find URLs that should be redirected, you can use the redirect manager in Rank Math to set up 301 redirects for those pages. This will help improve user experience and SEO by directing visitors to the correct content.
![404 Monitor And Redirection Settings In Rank Math](https://rankmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/404-monitor-settings.jpg)
-
Review Google Search Console: Continue monitoring Google Search Console for updates on the 404 errors. It may take some time for changes to reflect in Search Console after implementing redirects or fixes.
If you have already done all of this and are still experiencing issues, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.
Thank you for raising this concern, and we hope to help you resolve it soon!
Sources:
How to Setup Rank Math SEO Plugin Properly
How to Find Out Where 404 Errors Are Coming From » Rank Math
How to Monitor 404 Errors with Rank Math SEO Plugin
The 404 error log is empty.
404 Monitor is Enabled but there show nothing how?
GSC still got so many 404 page
I need human service thanks
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math support, and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
Please share a screenshot of the error in Google Search Console with us. You can share this screenshot using https://imgur.com/upload .
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
https://imgur.com/a/o8cpV4r
Why isn’t the site detecting my 404 page? All my content is set up according to the official requirements.
Hello,
Thank you for your patience.
This usually happens when you’re using a custom 404 page on your site.
To fix this, please update this Rank Math file via FTP – /plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/modules/404-monitor/class-monitor.php
Then in line 53, change this:
$this->action( $this->get_hook(), 'capture_404' );
To this:
$this->action('template_redirect', 'capture_404' );
Once done, check again the 404 Monitor and see if it’s already logging them.
Please note that you may need to modify the code above each time you update Rank Math to detect your 404s.
Let us know how this goes.
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.