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sophoclesthesock - 3:34 pm on Dec 11, 2011 (gmt 0)


Hi,

I'm working with a client who has a custom CMS that does not currently allow for 301 redirects. There are a number of pages on the site with 404 erros, since they no longer exist, and we can't yet 301-redirect it (although that is in the works for the long term). Is it better to leave the 404's alone, or is it better to implement a javascript redirect, from an SEO perspective? I'm imagining that it's better to leave it for now, since js redirects are considered cloaking, but I'd appreciate any input.

Thanks!


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