Technical SEO

HTTP Status Code

Quick Definition

HTTP status codes are 3-digit responses servers send with each request: 200 (success), 301 (permanent redirect), 302 (temporary), 404 (not found), 500 (server error).

In context

SEO health depends on serving the right status codes. 200 for live pages, 301 for moved pages, 410 for permanently removed content, and 5xx for genuine server problems. Crawl tools show status codes for every URL on your site.

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