Hello,
I’m sorry to hear about the issue you’re facing with receiving both a 301 redirect and a 404 code.
In some cases, when dealing with 404 errors, it’s essential to differentiate between errors that need attention and those that can be ignored. While we recommend fixing genuine 404 errors, there are certain errors caused by malicious users, spammers, or bad bots that can be safely ignored.
If you’re seeing both a 301 redirect and a 404 code, it might be due to the way search engines handle these errors differently. A 301 redirect indicates a permanent move to a new location, while a 404 code signifies that the page is not found.
If you believe these errors are related to bot issues or spammy links, you can consider ignoring them. However, if you’re unsure about the specific URLs causing these conflicting responses, it’s best to investigate further to ensure there are no critical issues affecting your website’s SEO performance.
If you need further assistance in identifying and resolving these conflicting responses, please provide more details or screenshots related to the specific URLs showing this behavior. Our support team will be happy to assist you further.
Thank you for bringing this concern to our attention.
Sources:
Solving Redirection Issues Using Rank Math SEO Plugin » Rank Math
How to Fix the ‘Blocked Due to Other 4xx Issue’ Error » Rank Math
How to Fix the Submitted URL Seems to Be a “Soft 404” Error » Rank Math
How to Fix 404 Errors with Rank Math SEO Plugin
Alternate Page with Proper Canonical Tag Status in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Hello,
Those URL formats are clearly crawled by bots.
The redirection you see is coming from WordPress making sure that there’s no double forward slash other than the double forward slash between the domain name and the protocol.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any other questions.
What precautions do I take?
Hello,
If bots keep crawling those URLs, you can enhance your server security to ensure bots will not be able to crawl unnecessary URLs.
However, these types of scenarios are very common so if you see that URL in your 404 monitor with just a few hits, then this is the least you can worry about.
Looking forward to helping you.
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.
