Title: Bad Practice
Last modified: January 22, 2026

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# Bad Practice

 *  [kloddant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kloddant/)
 * (@kloddant)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-practice-6/)
 * It is bad practice to redirect all 404s to your homepage. The 404 error code 
   exists for a reason: to tell bots and people that the page doesn’t exist. If 
   the page was changed to a new url, you should do a 301 or 302 redirect, but if
   the page never existed in the first place, then 404 is correct. If the page previously
   existed but was deleted, then 410. If you redirect all 404s to your homepage,
   this will confuse bots and visitors and lower your page rank on search engines
   because they will detect that your site is not set up properly. Be honest about
   what you are doing; if a page does not exist, tell the user that.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Adam Salah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam1318/)
 * (@adam1318)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-practice-6/#post-18795359)
 * Hello [@kloddant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kloddant/)
 * Thank you for your feedback.
 * In the free version, 404 pages are redirected to the homepage as a simple solution.
   The PRO** **version lets site owners choose the exact destination for each 404
   page and apply the correct redirect type (301 or 302), giving full control and
   following best practices.
 * We really appreciate you sharing your thoughts, and we hope this helps clarify
   the difference between the free and PRO versions.
 * Wishing you a great day,
   Adam

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