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Odd 404 Errors in WP That I cannot find the origin

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Packetman007 last edited by

Hello Everyone,

I have a really odd error that I cannot figure out how to fix. I keep getting a 404 error (through google webmaster tools, and SEOmoz) at this url http://www.cio-tech.com/cios-oracle-optimization-results-roi-justification-save-20m-over-5-years/www.SynSynAck.com...

I am not even too sure how this link originated because the first part is a URL to a blog post, and the second is another website that I have.

I'd appreciate any help on the matter.
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William.Lau @Packetman007 last edited by

Once I popped on the page, I saw the www.syn.... link. After that I just hovered my mouse near it and saw the URL and where your 404 error was.

What I usually do is view page source if I get a 404 error, since it tells you what the error is.
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Packetman007 @William.Lau last edited by

That fixed it, there was some odd issue with a plugin I was using "CKE Editor" that it wouldn't let me type in the link properly, super odd.

For future reference, how did you find the page where the actual anchor was placed?

Thanks for your help!
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William.Lau last edited by

Your post:

http://www.cio-tech.com/cios-oracle-optimization-results-roi-justification-save-20m-over-5-years/

First paragraph:

improvements… a technical companion Video is posted on www.SynSynAck.comshowing the case study packet trace explaining the technical analysis to find optimization opportunities

Now that hyperlink is anchored as www.SynSynAck.com, but the actual URL is

http://www.cio-tech.com/cios-oracle-optimization-results-roi-justification-save-20m-over-5-years/www.SynSynAck.com

Go back into the post, and edit the URL/Hyperlink to just www.synsynack.com

And that should do it.
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Confetti_Wedding last edited by

In your SEOmoz report you are able to download all errors as a CSV file. The final column of this file will tell you the referring page of your 404. That should allow you to identify the culprit!
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