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Assume that a user is as likely to land on a 404 page from a search engine as they are from a page on your site (more likely, actually). That being the case, the most logical place to take them is the home page. (You might also take them to a search page, but only if you think that's a better experience.)
Should 404 redirect to homepage?
404s should not always be redirected. 404s should not be redirected globally to the home page. 404s should only be redirected to a category or parent page if that's the most relevant user experience available. It's okay to serve a 404 when the page doesn't exist anymore (crazy, I know).
What is the URL of a 404 page?
404 and other response status codes are part of the web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol response codes. The 404 code means that a server could not find a client-requested webpage. Variations of the error message include "404 Error," "404 Page Not Found" and "The requested URL was not found."
How do I access a 404 page?
Google Search Console: You will find a list of all 404 pages by logging into your Google search console account and going to Diagnostics > Crawl Errors. After you click on “Not Found”, a list of all the urls that result in a 404 error will appear.
