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404 Error Log
Tracks every 404 (page not found) response on your site, with the requested URL, referring source, and timestamp. Use this to find broken inbound links and set up 301 redirects before they cost you rankings.
The 404 Error Log tracks every page-not-found response served by your site and stores the requested URL, HTTP referrer, and timestamp in wp_cspv_404_v2.
- Requested URL: the path that returned a 404, shown as a relative URL. Repeated entries for the same path indicate a persistent broken link worth redirecting.
- Source: the referring domain or page that sent the visitor to the missing URL. Direct means no referrer — typed URL, bookmark, or email link.
- Timestamp: when the 404 occurred. Sort by most recent or filter by date range to focus on recent breakage.
- Clear Log: removes all stored 404 entries. Use after you have actioned the redirects so the log only shows new breakage going forward.
How to use it: export or note the highest-frequency 404 paths, then add 301 redirects in your .htaccess, nginx config, or a redirect plugin. Fixing high-traffic 404s preserves link equity, improves user experience, and stops crawl budget being wasted on dead URLs.
Privacy: IP addresses are hashed with SHA-256 combined with your wp_salt before storage. The raw IP is never written to the database.