Broken Internal Links
What This Means
Pages that contain internal links pointing to URLs that return a 4xx or 5xx HTTP status code. Broken links pass no authority, create a poor user experience, and waste crawl budget. They can result from deleted pages, renamed URLs, or typos in link references.
What Triggers This Issue
This issue is triggered when a page has internal outlinks whose target pages respond with a client error (4xx) or server error (5xx) status code, such as 404 Not Found or 500 Internal Server Error.
How To Fix
Update the broken links to point to the correct, live URLs. If the target page no longer exists, either remove the link, redirect the target URL to a relevant replacement page, or replace the link with a link to another relevant page.
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