The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. Technical SEO Issues
    4. How to Delete a Page on the Web?

    How to Delete a Page on the Web?

    Technical SEO Issues
    2 2 149
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • lbohen
      lbohen last edited by

      Google reports and I have confirmed that the following old page is presenting on the Web.

      http://www.audiobooksonline.com/The_Great_American_Baseball_Box_Greatest_Moments_from_the_Last_80_Years_original_audio_collection_compact_discs.html

      This page hasn't been in our site's directory for some time and is no longer needed by us.

      What is the best way to fix this Google reported crawl error?

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • SebastianCowie
        SebastianCowie last edited by

        Usually the fastest way to do this would be to first block that url off with either a robots.txt or robots meta tag, but as the page no longer exists i'd recommend going to Google Webmaster Tools and submitting a remove URL request (image below).

        That's all there is to it!

        removeurl.png

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
        • 1 / 1
        • First post
          Last post
        • Blog Page Titles - Page 1, Page 2 etc.
          Paul-Gross
          Paul-Gross
          0
          8
          549

        • Issues with getting a web page indexed
          RameshNair
          RameshNair
          0
          3
          60

        • Establishing our web pages as the original source
          LynnPatchett
          LynnPatchett
          0
          4
          89

        • Why is Google Webmaster Tools showing 404 Page Not Found Errors for web pages that don't have anything to do with my site?
          MonicaOConnor
          MonicaOConnor
          0
          6
          1.1k

        • 301 for a deleted page?
          DesignbysoapLtd
          DesignbysoapLtd
          0
          4
          481

        • Do web pages have to be linked to a menu?
          Banknotes
          Banknotes
          0
          3
          374

        • Is it better to delete web pages that I don't want anymore or should I 301 redirect all of the pages I delete to the homepage or another live page?
          EGOL
          EGOL
          0
          2
          417

        • Page rank 2 for home page, 3 for service pages
          Alex-Harford
          Alex-Harford
          0
          8
          498

        Get started with Moz Pro!

        Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

        Start my free trial
        Products
        • Moz Pro
        • Moz Local
        • Moz API
        • Moz Data
        • STAT
        • Product Updates
        Moz Solutions
        • SMB Solutions
        • Agency Solutions
        • Enterprise Solutions
        • Digital Marketers
        Free SEO Tools
        • Domain Authority Checker
        • Link Explorer
        • Keyword Explorer
        • Competitive Research
        • Brand Authority Checker
        • Local Citation Checker
        • MozBar Extension
        • MozCast
        Resources
        • Blog
        • SEO Learning Center
        • Help Hub
        • Beginner's Guide to SEO
        • How-to Guides
        • Moz Academy
        • API Docs
        About Moz
        • About
        • Team
        • Careers
        • Contact
        Why Moz
        • Case Studies
        • Testimonials
        Get Involved
        • Become an Affiliate
        • MozCon
        • Webinars
        • Practical Marketer Series
        • MozPod
        Connect with us

        Contact the Help team

        Moz logo
        © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
        • Accessibility
        • Terms of Use
        • Privacy