What is 404 Error?

 

404 Error Kya Hota Hai?

404 error ka matlab hota hai:
"Page Not Found" — yaani requested URL server par exist nahi karta.

Yeh ek client-side HTTP status code hai (Error code: 404) jo tab dikhai deta hai jab:

• Page delete ho chuka ho

• URL galat ho

• Redirect nahi lagaya gaya ho

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🔗 404 Error Ka Format Example:

User ne URL open kiya:

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https://example.com/best-tips-for-students

Agar yeh page delete ho gaya ya exist nahi karta, to browser yeh dikhayega:

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404 – Page Not Found

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🛑 SEO Par Kya Asar Padta Hai?

404 Error Impact	Explanation
❌ Ranking loss	Agar high-traffic page delete ho gaya
❌ Backlink loss	Jo links us page pe the, ab bekar ho gaye
❌ Crawl budget waste	Google bot bar-bar useless page crawl karega
❌ User experience down	Visitors trust lose karte hain

Google ke liye 404 ek soft signal hai ki yeh page ab nahi hai — lekin agar jyada ho jaye to SEO ko serious damage hota hai.

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📘 404 Error Ke Common Reasons:

1. 🔹 Page delete kar diya bina redirection ke

2. 🔹 URL typing mistake (user ya developer se)

3. 🔹 Internal link galat laga diya gaya

4. 🔹 Site structure change (jaise old → new blog layout)

5. 🔹 Spelling mistake ya case-sensitive error

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✅ SEO-Friendly Solution Kya Hai?

✔️ 1. 301 Redirect Lagaiye (Best Option)

• Old page se related new page pe redirect karein

Example:

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Old: /old-education-tips → (404)
New: /top-education-tips

✅ Solution: 301 Redirect /old-education-tips → /top-education-tips

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✔️ 2. Custom 404 Page Banaiye

• Apne blog ya site ke liye ek user-friendly custom 404 page banayein

• Usme ye ho:

  • "Sorry, page not found"

  • Home link, Search bar, popular post links, etc.

🔸 Isse user site chodkar nahi jaata — bounce rate kam hota hai

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✔️ 3. Broken Links Fix Kijiye

• Internal links jo 404 de rahe ho unhe update karein

• Tools jaise:

  • Google Search Console → “Coverage” > Not Found (404)

  • Screaming Frog SEO Spider

  • Ahrefs / SEMrush

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✔️ 4. Remove from Google Index

Agar page permanently delete hai aur alternate URL nahi hai:

• Google Search Console me jaake "Remove URLs" tool ka use karein

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🔨 Example (Realistic)

Let’s say aapke blog pe yeh URL tha:

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https://shraddhadmtutorials.blogspot.com/2024/04/study-tips.html

Aapne isse delete kar diya ya rename karke bana diya:

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https://shraddhadmtutorials.blogspot.com/2024/04/top-study-tips.html

To:

• Old URL pe 404 error aa raha hai

• Usse 301 redirect karke naya URL pe bhejna chahiye

• Agar aap Blogspot use kar rahi hain, to:

  • Blogger Dashboard > Settings > Errors and Redirects > Custom Redirects

  • Add: /2024/04/study-tips.html → /2024/04/top-study-tips.html

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✨ Final Tips:

✅ 404 pages poori tarah hataana zaroori nahi
❌ Lekin agar aapke blog me bahut saare 404s hain, to Google aapki site ko low quality maan sakta hai

Isliye:

• Redirect karo ya content restore karo

• Custom 404 page design karo

• Regularly broken links fix karo

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Aap chahein to main aapke liye:

• Custom 404 page content

• Checklist to fix 404s

• Ya Blogger pe step-by-step 301 redirect ka process bhej sakta hoon