Want to work your way up in SERPs? Get and share ideas on link building, on/off page optimizing, social SEO and more.

How important is it to fix URL Errors (Google Search Console
joelhuang22
Posts: 85
Joined: 08 Nov 17
Trust:
17 Apr 18 5:32 am

How important is it to fix URL Errors (Google Search Console

I have a lot of 404 errors (and two server 5xx errors) that Google Search Console have highlighted. Not sure why they've been detected recently, when some of them are from an older version of our website, that hasn't been around for a while. Anyway, will I be penalised by Google for having them, and should I be trying to get them all fixed asap? Bit worried about how time consuming it will be!
  • 0
kkryptonic
Posts: 68
Joined: 15 Jan 16
Trust:
17 Apr 18 2:26 pm

 It's absolutely crucial. If you really care about your Google ranking you'd be better served fixing these errors.Also traffic to your site could also suffer as a result, which could affect your bottom line also.
  • 1
Let me help you diagnose your laptop's aches and pains.
 
Site Admin
maryt
Posts: 3225
Joined: 16 Apr 12
Trust:
17 Apr 18 10:24 pm

 Hi Joel,

This must be the answer you are looking for:

https://support.google.com/webmasters/a ... 3085?hl=en

Cheers!
  • 1
Not sure which Affilorama tool you need? Take the quiz! https://www.affilorama.com/redirect/quiz

Web: https://www.affilorama.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/affilorama
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/affilorama

***
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." ~Sidhhartha Guatama
 
joelhuang22
Posts: 85
Joined: 08 Nov 17
Trust:
18 Apr 18 4:49 am

 Thanks maryt for helping me. This article really helps me to solve my URL errors.
  • 0
organictextiles
Posts: 30
Joined: 07 Feb 18
Trust:
02 May 18 12:13 pm

 Hi

A DNS issue is extremely important, as it's the first step in accessing your website. You should take swift and violent action if you’re running into DNS issues that prevent Google from connecting to your site in the first place.
  • 0
microtek
Posts: 3
Joined: 18 Apr 18
Trust:
14 Jun 18 6:56 pm

 When you see this kind of error for your URLs, it means that Googlebot couldn't access your URL, the request timed out, or your site was busy. As a result, Googlebot was forced to abandon the request. Usually, when a visitor requests a page on your site that doesn't exist, a web server returns a 404 (not found) error.
  • 0
Best IT Course Training online, ISACA course online training and certifciation
 

This topic was started on Apr 17, 2018 and has been closed due to inactivity. If you want to discuss this topic further, please create a new forum topic.

Topic locked