Questions tagged [403-forbidden]
403 is a HTTP status code that tells the user/application that they do not have permission to access the requested document/webpage.
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What does Google do with indexed pages returning 403?
I guess that Google removes already indexed pages that are now returning the HTTP error 403.
Unfortunately I can't find any definitive statement on that matter. Do you know the answer?
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How can I use .htaccess to respond with 403 forbidden status for URLs that contain a query string?
Some bots have been crawling my site for every link that ends with:
?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I haven't checked out its IP.
Then other bots (10+) follow the link rules ?utm_source=...
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Does setting default pages for sub directories improve seo?
I noticed 403 errors on sub directories of my site while looking over google webmaster tools.
for example .com/reviews/ has a 403 error.
I set the default pages for the sub directories (pointed to ...
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Can preventing directory listings in WordPress upload folders cause Google ranking drops when they cause 403 errors in Webmaster Tools?
I recently moved to a new host that blocks crawling to my uploads folders but (hopefully) allows the files in the folder to be crawled.
I now show many 403 errors for each folder in the uploads ...
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403 when query string contains a dot (.) character [closed]
EDIT: did more research, asked new question
I dug a bit deeper and realized that the contents of the page are indeed not relevant to this issue. As this question has gotten more and more confusing, ...
