4,346 pages that are returning a 404 error but are still being crawled by Google

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out about the 4,346 pages on your website that are returning a 404 error but are still being crawled by Google Search Console.

To address this issue, you can follow these steps:

1. Using Google Search Console:

   • Log into the Google Search Console.
   • Navigate to Indexing → Pages and click on the Not indexed tab.
   • Scroll down to the Why pages aren’t indexed section.
   • Click on the Not found (404) reasons to identify the URLs returning 404 errors.

2. Fixing the 404 Errors:

   • Once you have identified the URLs, you can redirect them to relevant pages using 301 redirects.
   • Ensure that internal links on your website are updated to point to valid pages.
   • Regularly monitor your website for broken links and fix them promptly.

By following these steps, you can address the 404 errors on your website and prevent Google from crawling pages that return 404 errors.

If you need further assistance or have any more questions, feel free to ask!

We’re here to help!

Sources:
How to Fix the Submitted URL Seems to Be a “Soft 404” Error » Rank Math
Google URL Inspection API Integration in Rank Math
How to Find Out Where 404 Errors Are Coming From » Rank Math
How to Fix ‘Blocked by robots.txt’ Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math

Hello,

Can you share some of those 404 URLs Google is discovering with us?

Google must be discovering those URLs from somewhere, you can use the URL Inspection tool of your GSC account on those URLs to check the referring page and figure out from where Google is discovering those URLs:
https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome?action=inspect

Looking forward to helping you.

Mark