Tran Ngoc Tuan Anh

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<p><strong>This plugin is now migrated into the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/slim-seo/" rel="ugc">Slim SEO</a> plugin and will be maintained within Slim SEO. Please use Slim SEO instead.</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Avoid 404 errors as it affects your SEO badly. The 404 error pages hurts the SEO rank of your site if you have many 404 links. You can see the list of 404 pages in Google Console (former Google Webmaster Tools). Install this plugin, and it will take care of all your 404 errors.</p>
<h3>What is Better 404 Redirect To Homepage</h3>
<p><strong>Better 404 Redirect To Homepage</strong> is a simple but amazing plugin which handles all 404 errors for you. It will redirect all 404 errors to your homepage, using 301 redirection.</p>
<p>The plugin is minimal and doesn’t have any settings. All you need to do is just install it and forget. It will automatically do its job.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
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<li>It just works. No settings in the admin.</li>
<li>Auto detects and ignores admin, cron and XML-PRC requests</li>
<li>Works with bbPress profile links</li>
</ul>
<h3>You might also like</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wpslimseo.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Slim SEO</a>: A fast, lightweight, full-featured SEO plugin with minimal configuration. Slim SEO has a redirection module, which contains the 404 to homepage settings.</li>
<li><a href="https://metabox.io" rel="nofollow ugc">Meta Box</a>: The best WordPress plugin for creating custom post types and custom fields.</li>
<li><a href="https://gretathemes.com" rel="nofollow ugc">GretaThemes</a>: Clean and elegant WordPress themes (free and premium).</li>
<li><a href="https://wpautolistings.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Auto Listings</a>: The best WordPress plugin for car dealership and car selling websites.</li>
</ul>


Better 404 Redirect To Homepage

Auto redirects all 404 error links to homepage.

Samir Shah

Matt Calvert

<p>This plugin issues an HTTP <code>410</code> response for URLs corresponding to content that has been permanently removed from your site. Originally created by Samir Shah, now maintained by Matt Calvert. When a post or page is deleted, the plugin logs the old URL and returns a <code>410</code> response when that URL is requested. You can also manually manage the list of obsolete URLs.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.11" rel="nofollow ugc">HTTP Specification</a> defines the <code>410 Gone</code> response for resources that have been permanently removed. It informs search engines and crawlers that the content will not return, improving crawl efficiency and SEO clarity.</p>
<p>This plugin is actively maintained by Matt Calvert as a personal project, informed by previous professional experience with similar 410-handling logic. No proprietary or employer-owned code has been used.</p>


HTTP 410 (Gone) responses


Still working when tested but an update would be nice to avoid getting hacked or breakdown of site


still working

Sends HTTP 410 (Gone) responses for deleted content, telling search engines the page is permanently removed.

Better 404 Redirect To Homepage vs HTTP 410 (Gone) responses