NicheIQ Shows a Lot of Client Errors for my Landing Page - How to Fix?

tapandsac

Hello,

I've noticed under the NicheIQ tab that my homepage is returning a lot 4XX Client Errors (see screenshot) - could this be affecting my traffic?

I'd like to find out what is causing all these client errors and how can I fix it? Thank you!

Cheers,
Ted

Imogen

tapandsac Hey, have you made any noticeable changes to the site / homepage recently? This type of error typically occurs when a page no longer exists. We also have this guide available to help you better understand how to use the broken links tool in NicheIQ: https://support.ezoic.com/kb/article/guide-to-using-broken-links

tapandsac

Hi Imogen,

Thanks for your help. I did do a restructuring of my permalinks about 1-2 months back and tried to do a mass redirect. I'm not sure if that could have affected this. But the stats I shared above are actually referring to my home URL so not any specific page/post.

I took a look at the link you shared, and it seems like my "Site Health" on NicheIQ is already enabled.

Mohammad2306

I noticed a compatibility issue related to SSL. We have updated the setting to force SSL when users go to http. You'll want to monitor the status over the next few days.

tapandsac

Thank you, I will monitor it. Is this compatibility issue something that will come back? How do I prevent such things from happening again?

Imogen

tapandsac It shouldn't come back, but keeping things like your Ezoic DNS records up to date, making limited changes to your plugins and SSL setup can help.

tapandsac

Thank you, much appreciated.