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    • blogger2013
      blogger2013 last edited by

      I was reorganizing my blog and deleted several categories. Of course now Google Webmasters is coming up with a bunch of 404 errors. How do I fix this?

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      • Asjad
        Asjad last edited by

        It has a Simple Solution.

        • Use "Remove URLs" option. Once submitted, these URLs will be de-indexed shortly. Here is a helping image to reach it: http://screencast.com/t/KVYV46DYk1rg

        I hope, this will help!

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        • blogger2013
          blogger2013 @Asjad last edited by

          Oh that is great. I've used it before but then I read somewhere in google tutorials that it can cause problems if you use it when it's not an emergency.

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