Google publishes SEO guide to HTTP status codes, network issues and DNS errors
The authoritative guide to how these server-related issues or answers affect the performance of your Google Search. Have you ever considered how different HTTP status codes, as well as how your network or DNS responds to GoogleBot, can affect how well your site performs in Google Search? Google has released a new guide and assistance sheet that explains how HTTP status codes and network or DNS issues affect the performance of Google Search. The document. This document is available in the Google Search Central documentation area. It is divided into the following sections: Status codes on the HTTP protocol Codes 2xx Codes 3xx Codes in the 4xx range Codes starting with 5xx Errors in the network DNS issues HTTP status codes When the server that hosts the site answers a request from a client, such as a browser or a crawler, it generates HTTP status codes. Although each HTTP status code has a unique meaning, the request’s conclusion is frequently the same. There are several st...