Removed pages. set them 404 or 301 to home page? [duplicate]

Removed pages. set them 404 or 301 to home page? [duplicate] - If a page has internal and external outgoing links to redirecting URLs, it’s returning 3xx (301, 302, etc.) HTTP status codes standing for redirection. This issue means that the page does not exist on a permanent or temporary basis. It appears on most of the popular web browsers, usually caused by a misconfigured website. However, there are some steps you can take to ensure the issue isn’t on your side. You can find more details about redirecting URLs by reading the Google Search Central overview. In this article, we’ll go over how you can fix the Removed pages. set them 404 or 301 to home page? [duplicate] error on your web browser. Problem :

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SEO: ecommerce item deleted by user, 301 redirect to HOME PAGE or 404 not found?

I decided to delete about 2000 pages because of panda update.

Should I just set them 404 or redirect them to home page with 301 ?

Solution :

Do a 404 error. The pages are missing so that is what you should report. Make a customized 404 error page with links to a sitemap or a search form to help people find the new content.

301 redirect are for content that has moved, which is not the case here.

We hope that this article has helped you resolve the seo, redirects, 404 error in your web browsers. Enjoy browsing the internet uninterrupted!