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4xx Series
Terminal (Do not automatically retry)
410 Gone
Indicates that the resource requested is no longer available and will not be available again. This should be used when a resource has been intentionally removed.
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SEO Impact
The golden standard for intentionally deleting SEO pages. Tells Googlebot to instantly expunge the URL from index.
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Common Causes
- 1Discontinued products permanently removed from store
- 2Deleted user accounts
Code Examples
PHP
header("HTTP/1.0 410 Gone");