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Stephen Ostermiller ♦
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As you knowA 410 httpHTTP header means the deleted content is gone forever.

When I remove a page from my website, I never put it back and it is gone forever.

I want googleGoogle to index nothing other than the existing pages in my website.

So what is the downside of using 410 instead of 404 httpHTTP header for ? As I see, itIt is not a common practice so I expect that there can beis some kind of disadvantage or harm in doing so.

As you know 410 http header means the deleted content is gone forever.

When I remove a page from my website, I never put it back and it is gone forever.

I want google to index nothing other than the existing pages in my website.

So what is the downside of using 410 instead of 404 http header for ? As I see, it is not a common practice so there can be some kind of disadvantage or harm.

A 410 HTTP header means the deleted content is gone forever.

When I remove a page from my website, I never put it back and it is gone forever.

I want Google to index nothing other than the existing pages in my website.

So what is the downside of using 410 instead of 404 HTTP header? It is not a common practice so I expect that there is some kind of disadvantage or harm in doing so.

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Should I always use 410 instead of 404?

As you know 410 http header means the deleted content is gone forever.

When I remove a page from my website, I never put it back and it is gone forever.

I want google to index nothing other than the existing pages in my website.

So what is the downside of using 410 instead of 404 http header for ? As I see, it is not a common practice so there can be some kind of disadvantage or harm.