uvip Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Hi friends, I want to know how will you handle deleted products links? Usually I know you will do 301 redirect, however if I have a large number of deleted products links, what should I do? Shall I redirect all links to home page? Will it harm seo? Any advices will be appreciated, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComGrafPL Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 7:37 AM, uvip said: Hi friends, I want to know how will you handle deleted products links? Usually I know you will do 301 redirect, however if I have a large number of deleted products links, what should I do? Shall I redirect all links to home page? Will it harm seo? Any advices will be appreciated, thanks Expand If you want to keep it, redirect to homepage. Better, than 404. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickz Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 7:37 AM, uvip said: I want to know how will you handle deleted products links? Expand You don't delete any product links but stamp them as not availbale and add text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uvip Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 12:12 PM, ComGrafPL said: If you want to keep it, redirect to homepage. Better, than 404. Expand Hi friend, if you redict large number of pages let's say over 5000 pages to home page, will it cause any issues to SEO? Anyone who knows the answer, please feel free to share, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickz Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 2:12 PM, uvip said: Hi friend, if you redict large number of pages let's say over 5000 pages to home page, will it cause any issues to SEO? Anyone who knows the answer, please feel free to share, thanks Expand It surely does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uvip Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 3:09 PM, Nickz said: It surely does. Expand Then what will be the best solution for deleted products? If I leave them as 404, google webmaster tool will report 404 errors as well? So how should I handle them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickz Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/12/2022 at 7:16 AM, uvip said: Then what will be the best solution for deleted products? Expand As mentioned before: You don't delete any product links but stamp them as not available and add text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uvip Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/12/2022 at 12:52 PM, Nickz said: As mentioned before: You don't delete any product links but stamp them as not available and add text. Expand Ok, but what about google alert of mass 404 pages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoJoe Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 4:37 AM, uvip said: Ok, but what about google alert of mass 404 pages? Expand If product page stays visible there will be no 404. Just set products visibility to nowhere, and reactivate them. It will show visitors coming from SERPs that product is unavailable, but it won't be searchable and visible in the shop directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byhero41 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Hello, What you need to do in this case is exactly the 301 redirect. You can also disable products instead of deleting them, thus eliminating potential problems and errors in retroactive orders and statistics. The pages you have directed with 301 will be deleted from google within 3-6 months. You should turn off the 301 redirect for products that are not in Google ranking so that Google can understand that it is not such a resource Kind regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 If there are (significant) external links to a product, then you might want to preserve those via a 301 redirect from a deleted product url to a similar product that you do now stock, or at least to a category page that's relevant. Redirecting to your home page would be a last resort in my opinion. If the product had no external links and you no longer sell it then a 410 (Gone) would be the best option. Just my opinion, of course. If you're unsure and are worried about causing damage to your store's SEO then you should consult a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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