{"id":4520,"date":"2024-12-04T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T10:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/index-crawl-optimizer\/recommended-meta-robots-tags-for-your-opencart-store\/404-not-found-page\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T15:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T10:26:18","slug":"404-not-found-page","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/index-crawl-optimizer\/recommended-meta-robots-tags-for-your-opencart-store\/404-not-found-page\/","title":{"rendered":"404 Not Found Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For a <strong>404 Not Found Page<\/strong>, the appropriate <strong>meta robots tag<\/strong> ensures it doesn&#8217;t get indexed by search engines. Here&#8217;s the recommendation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meta Robots Tag for 404 Pages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Meta Robots Tag<\/strong>: <code>noindex, nofollow<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reason<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Noindex<\/strong>: Prevents the page from being indexed, ensuring it doesn&#8217;t appear in search results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nofollow<\/strong>: Prevents search engines from following links on the page, which might lead to irrelevant or broken pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Use <code>noindex, nofollow<\/code>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No SEO Value<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 404 page offers no meaningful content for search engines or users to rank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid User Confusion<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If indexed, users may land on a page that doesn\u2019t provide useful information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crawl Budget Optimization<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preventing crawlers from indexing and following links on 404 pages helps allocate your crawl budget to valuable pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Best Practices<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>HTTP Status Code<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure the server returns the correct <code>404<\/code> HTTP status code. This tells search engines the page does not exist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: Use tools like Google Search Console to verify how 404 pages are handled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Provide Helpful Navigation<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Include links to important sections of your site (e.g., home, categories) for better user experience, but these links don&#8217;t need to be followed by crawlers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Custom Error Page<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Design an engaging custom 404 page with a message like &#8220;Oops! 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