Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing. When you delete a blog post, it is generally a good practice to set up a redirect from the old URL to a relevant new URL if you have one. This helps maintain user experience and ensures that visitors who try to access the old URL are directed to useful content instead of encountering a 404 error.
Since you mentioned that the blog has been deleted and you do not have a new URL to redirect to, you have a couple of options:
- Redirect to a Related Post: If you have other posts that are related to the content of the deleted post, you can redirect the old URL to one of those posts.
- Redirect to the Homepage: If there are no related posts, you might consider redirecting the old URL to your homepage or another relevant section of your website.
- No Redirect: If you do not have any relevant content to redirect to, you can choose not to set up a redirect. However, this may lead to users encountering a 404 error if they try to access the old URL.
If you decide to set up a redirect, you can do so using Rank Math by going to WordPress Dashboard → Rank Math SEO → Redirections and creating a new redirection from the old URL to your chosen destination.
If you need further assistance with setting this up or have any other questions, please feel free to reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further.
Sources:
How to Fix the Submitted URL Seems to Be a “Soft 404” Error » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you so much for getting in touch.
If you want to preserve any SEO value from the deleted post, you can redirect the old URL to another relevant blog post or even a category page.
However, if there’s no suitable content, it’s fine to leave it as is as Google will eventually deindex the deleted URL on its own. You may safely close the notification and go about your day.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any other questions.
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.
