SOLVED Deleting items from store and removing URL

[hippooflove]

Hi

I am probably being a bit dense here but.

When you delete an item from your shop, why does it keep showing up on Google webmaster tools as Crawl error . not found.

Is there something else I should do. I am showing 150 pages listed but only 51 indexed. I am getting things like

http://www.realfans.org.uk/product.php?id_product=76 as a 404 error. The same product is listed on my site as
http://www.realfans.org.uk/wimbledon-tennis/76-the-championships-wimbledon-2010.html. I do have canonical on.

can any one tell me how to sort this out. it is driving me nuts.

thanks in anticipation

Barry
PS I did post in General discussion as well but think it was wrong area. but cannot delete that either.

[Burhan BVK]

Once a page is indexed Google will check it regularly even if you delete the page. It will take some time for Google to drop the page.
You can do a 301 redirect in the htaccess file, it is a permanent redirect. Just Google it.

[hippooflove]

Thanks Whitelighter

I will give it a go.

Barry

[hippooflove]

Having googled it I am more confused than ever.

I found this instruction for PHP 301 direct.

It says just add this code to your page or script.

<?
header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Status: 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Location: http://www.new-url.com/" );
exit(0); // This is Optional but suggested, to avoid any accidental output
?>

Now I probaly have about 50 pages I might need to 301 redirect.
Does it mean I have to go into each page in my cpanel file manager that I want to 301 redirect and paste the script. If that is the case how do I find the pages in my files. what folder will they be in?

Barry

[Burhan BVK]

http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articles3/spiders-301-redirect.htm

[hippooflove]

Thanks whitelighter

Now that makes sense.

why cannot google write in simpler terms so numbskulls like me can understand.

Barry