Switch your pages to 410 - Clean up your obsolete URLs

Level: Easy.
Applications used: Bulk Redirection

When a page no longer needs to exist, it's essential to make this clear to search engines.
Unlike the 404 redirect, the 410 code ("Gone") indicates that the page has been permanently removed.
Result: Google quickly stops crawling it and removes it more quickly from its index.
Regularly cleaning up obsolete pages optimizes your crawl budget, clarifies the site structure and avoids the negative signals associated with repeated 404 errors.

With EdgeSEO, and more specifically the Bulk Redirection application, you can carry out these mass deletions autonomously.

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Setting up a 410 on a URL

1. Log in to the EdgeSEO console
2. Click on the Bulk Redirection application
3. Download the .csv template provided in the interface or duplicate the Google Sheet
4. Open the file and locate the url-source column
5. Add the URL you wish to change to 410 (e.g. https://www. url-de-mon-site.fr/produit/hoverboard-chat)
6. In the code column, enter 410 for permanent redirection.
7. Download file in .csv format
8. Return to the Bulk Redirection application and import your .csv file
9. Click on the "deploy" button to start production
10. Check that the URL is 410

Setting up a 410 on groups of URLs with a REGEX

1. Log in to the EdgeSEO console
2. Click on the Bulk Redirection application
3. Download the .csv template provided in the interface or duplicate the Google Sheet
4. Open the file and locate the url-source column
5. Add the corresponding REGEX to the URLs you wish to change to 410 (e.g. https://www. url-de-mon-site.fr/produit/([a-z-A-Z-0-9]+))
6. In the code column, enter 410 for permanent redirection.
7. Download file in .csv format
8. Return to the Bulk Redirection application and import your .csv file
9. Click on the "deploy" button to start production
10. Check that URLs respond in 410

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