Official statement
404 errors on URLs that do not exist on the site (from broken external links or scrapers) are normal and do not negatively affect crawling. Google attempts to access them and then ignores them. It's often a sign that Google has available crawling capacity.
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TL;DR
404 errors from broken links or scrapers do not affect your SEO. Google ignores them after trying. This indicates that Google has available crawling capacity.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Les erreurs 404 réduisent-elles le budget de crawl ?
Non, les erreurs 404 d'URLs non-existantes n'affectent pas le budget de crawl selon Google.
Dois-je corriger toutes les erreurs 404 sur mon site ?
Non, concentrez-vous sur les 404 des pages importantes pour l'utilisateur et le SEO.
Comment savoir quelles erreurs 404 ignorer ?
Surveillez celles qui concernent des URLs jamais existantes et priorisez les pages vraiment stratégiques.
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