Following on from the previous article (The importance of 404 Pages – Part 1, this article deals with how you can be handle the 404 errors. Part 3 will focus on dealing with specific pages and what to do with them, and Part 4 will deal with how you can keep tabs on them on an ongoing basis. (more…)

404 pages are an essential part of the functionality of a website. They are often ignored, because they are, in essence, a page that should never be seen. In theory, every moved page or folder on your website, every deleted post on your blog, or every discontinued product on your e-commerce store should be handled, and the reader or customer redirected to the appropriate replacement page.. right? (more…)