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HTTP Status Codes Explained
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Posts that explain HTTP status codes, including redirects and errors that quietly harm SEO. A practical tag for site owners and developers. Check the checklist here.
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They're three digit codes a server sends to say what happened when a page was requested. 200 means OK, 301 means permanently moved, 302 means temporarily moved, 404 means not found and 500 means a server error. Search engines use these codes to decide how to treat each URL.
A 301 tells search engines a page has moved permanently, so they should index the new URL instead. A 302 says the move is temporary, so the original may stay indexed. For site changes and migrations, 301s are usually the right choice.
A few 404s for pages that genuinely no longer exist are normal and don't harm your site. Problems arise when important pages with links or traffic return 404, or when internal links point to dead pages. Redirect valuable old URLs and fix broken internal links.
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