Picto thématique

Rule n° 147 - All links internal to the website are valid.

404 errors are very common on the web. While it is difficult to avoid them with certainty in the case of external links, it is quite possible in the case of internal links.

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Goal

  • Avoid 404 errors while browsing.
  • Facilitate fast access to all of the content.
  • Avoid user deception
  • Improve the way content is taken into account by search engines and indexing tools.

Implementation

Ensure that the tool used for writing content has satisfactory and consistent management of internal hyperlinks.

If this is not the case, regularly check the validity of all the links on the site.

Control

Throughout the website:

  • Check that there are no internal links leading to 404 errors.

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