{"id":1382,"date":"2016-08-11T14:52:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T11:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2024-01-24T05:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T05:26:00","slug":"fix-404-errors-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/fix-404-errors-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix 404 Errors in WordPress Using 301 Redirects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking to fix 404 errors in WordPress? Then read on, as today’s beginner-friendly tutorial shows you how.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When faced with the 404 error page, many visitors are quick to assume that the website they are visiting is broken. After all, they aren’t seeing the web page they were expecting to. Instead, they get something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, this assumption is incorrect. A 404 error does not necessarily mean that something is wrong with your website at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 404 error simply means that the requested URL cannot be found. This could be the result of a broken link<\/a>, or something as simple as a typo. In other words, 404s are classified as a client-side error<\/strong> \u2013 something the visitor<\/em> has done wrong, whether directly or indirectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, 404 errors will inevitably reflect badly on your website \u2013 especially to visitors who fail to understand their cause. They can create problems, too, as lots of errors will undoubtedly hurt the visitor experience. And, if the missing webpage is a sales page, well, that pretty much destroys any possibility of scoring a conversion from that visitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully, now you understand that, while 404 errors might not be your fault (although some are), they need to be fixed. And fortunately, there’s a plugin for the job … perhaps your best solution to fix 404 errors in WordPress – it’s called Redirection, available for free<\/a> from the official repository:<\/p>\n\n\n

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