Soft 404 errors in Google Webmaster Tools

[Jonathan]

We noticed around 420 soft 404 errors in Google Webmaster Tools today. Did you guys ever end up fixing the 404 issues mentioned in past threads?
Example:

'Not found' results reported in Google Webmaster Tools

Webmaster tools flooded with 404s

[Barry]

Hi: great question!

We did do a large amount of work re 404s but the fact is more needs to be done – and we’re actively investigating the best path forward, particularly with regards to soft 404s.

All I can really suggest is bearing with us as I’m confident we’ll be able to roll out further tweaks and improvements over the next few release cycles.

Thanks!

[Jonathan]

Following up on this. Could you please tell me if there’s anything specifically planned in the near future to handle these errors?

[Barry]

Hi Jonathan,

Right now we’re still considering different options and have (since your last post) been progressing other areas of the plugin – so I’m afraid I’ve got nothing further to share at this time with regards to 404s or handling of soft 404s in particular.

Thanks 🙂

[Jonathan]

OK Barry, Thank you for the reply. I’ll post back if we stumble across a temporary workaround to this issue.

[Barry]

Definitely, please do – and be sure to monitor our products stream for news of further changes as each successive version rolls out 🙂

[Dan Miller]

Just following this thread, tried the numerous fixes listed on these forums and still getting around 2000+ myself, hope for a fix soon please.

[Barry]

Hi! It’s been a while so I’m going to go ahead and close this thread. If we can help with anything else, though, please don’t hesitate to create new threads as needed. Thanks!

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