Why are my 404 pages indexing again?

profseo · Dec 9, 2020

2 Months back my wordpress site was spammed by Japanese Keyword hack and lot of 404 pages were generated. I have cleaned and secured the website using a professional service. The website is completely secured now.

I removed 404 pages from index using Search console. It goes off but again indexes the same 404 pages in a week or so. (Removal Expired). I repeated the same but no luck.

My sitemap is clean and I have submitted the sitemap many times. Why does the indexing happens again? Any permanent solution for blocking the indexing of these 404 pages? Do you think Google finds these 404 pages from a source in Wordpress?

DerangedWolf · Dec 9, 2020

If you're sure that those 404 links are not coming from your WordPress site, then they are linked on some external site and Google is indexing them.

It is unusual that Google is reindexing the pages you've already requested to remove.

I guess GSC even shows where it found the link. Check the linking page and take the action accordingly.

profseo · Dec 9, 2020

PrideOfElites said:
If you're sure that those 404 links are not coming from your WordPress site, then they are linked on some external site and Google is indexing them.

It is unusual that Google is reindexing the pages you've already requested to remove.

I guess GSC even shows where it found the link. Check the linking page and take the action accordingly.

I checked in GSC, these 404 pages have no external links or internal links pointing to it. I verified the same on SEMRUSH too

Is google holding the memory of removed 404 pages to index them again?

DerangedWolf · Dec 9, 2020

Not sure. There are rare chances that the hacker is still pinging some broken links directly to Google to mess with you.

bossofthebosses · Dec 9, 2020

u can put no index tag on those 404 pages
or just redirect all 404 pages to one single url

Ainan · Dec 9, 2020

put 404 pages on robot.txt file
example:
Disallow: /your page/

profseo · Dec 9, 2020

Ainan said:
put 404 pages on robot.txt file
example:
Disallow: /your page/

Probably this is a good idea. Any idea how to bulk remove 404 indexed pages from GSC? Any tool?

Ainan · Dec 9, 2020

profseo said:
Probably this is a good idea. Any idea how to bulk remove 404 indexed pages from GSC? Any tool?

try this

profseo · Dec 9, 2020

Ainan said:
try this

Thank you buddy

gsquarewebtech · Dec 9, 2020

You have to do no index of the 404 pages first. After that generate a new sitemap, submit the URL of the new site manually to the webmaster. After that, you have to wait for the Goole crawling. The errors will not show again.

MisterXYZ · Dec 9, 2020

404 pages are never indexed.

It is strange that you are seeing them in Google index.

Maybe some Google indexing issue.

profseo · Dec 15, 2020

Ainan said:
put 404 pages on robot.txt file
example:
Disallow: /your page/

So i removed the 404 from index via GSC, and then put Disallow all my 404 in robots file so that it wont get indexed but unfortunately i see today all the 404 links are again indexed. Really Confused/

Ainan · Dec 15, 2020

profseo said:
So i removed the 404 from index via GSC, and then put Disallow all my 404 in robots file so that it wont get indexed but unfortunately i see today all the 404 links are again indexed. Really Confused/

i have use this earlier in my site and it worked.
ok then do: site:yourdomain.com and see whether the 404 pages are indexed or not

profseo · Dec 15, 2020

Ainan said:
i have use this earlier in my site and it worked.
ok then do: site:yourdomain.com and see whether the 404 pages are indexed or not

I already did mate, they are indexed.

Editorial Guru · Dec 15, 2020

still google is fixing indexing issue, so you have to do request multiple until the 404 page stops indexing. i had the same issue and solved after few months.

Ainan · Dec 15, 2020

sitemap updated?

profseo said:
So i removed the 404 from index via GSC, and then put Disallow all my 404 in robots file so that it wont get indexed but unfortunately i see today all the 404 links are again indexed. Really Confused/

you have done this today or few days ago?

profseo · Dec 15, 2020

Ainan said:
sitemap updated?

you have done this today or few days ago?

Few days ago mate it was removed, but today i see all 404 indexed. (Looks like robots file blocking didn't have any effect)

I dont have any 404 sitemap.

I also verified these 404 are not linked from anywhere.

I somehow feel google is keeping memory of these pages and indexing them again and again.....Is there a indexing issue?

Ainan · Dec 15, 2020

profseo said:
Few days ago mate it was removed, but today i see all 404 indexed. (Looks like robots file blocking didn't have any effect)

I dont have any 404 sitemap.

I also verified these 404 are not linked from anywhere.

I somehow feel google is keeping memory of these pages and indexing them again and again.....Is there a indexing issue?

brother wait fro two more days & if again indexing then go with the snapshot. delete the urls one by one and then update your sitemap,
also it might be because google is working on Search Console.

profseo · Dec 15, 2020

Ainan said:
brother wait fro two more days & if again indexing then go with the snapshot. also it might be because google is working on Search Console.

Previously i removed 404 using that search console mate. It said Temporarily removed but now it says "Removal Expired".

John-S · Dec 15, 2020

An alarm of 404 blunder on a site can be fixed by finding the mistyped interface source and playing out an alter. A 301 divert can likewise be set up. The 301 sidetracks the wrong connection toward the web address that is right.

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