On my "Errors" tab, I have a 404 listed as this:

www.zionadventures.com/index.php?Itemid=475&option=

I would love to fix this, but since there is no referrer, I have no idea where this dead link is. How do I find where this link "lives" so I can fix it?

I've noticed referrers listed for sites both inside and outside my own page... If there is no referrer, then, what does that mean?

Thanks!
Nick

When there is no referrer it means the URL is called directly from the browser.

Check if the Hits are high, maybe is just a single (or fews) call so is not important to fix it.

Let me know,
Luigi

I have a few strange URLs with many hits (hundreds), like:

www.zionadventures.com/index.php?Itemid=267&option=
www.zionadventures.com/index.php?Itemid=292&option=
www.zionadventures.com/index.php?Itemid=589&option=

Are you saying that users are typing these URLs directly into their address bars, and that's why there is no referrer? That would be strange.

Almost all the errors in my "Errors" section have no referrer... Is this normal? I don't know why a browser would call these directly... Maybe if they are bookmarks?

Nick

The call from the browser is only one possibility. Another is, just as example, if a spider parse your site. Just think to referrer as an "additional" but "not mandatory" information.

So, you should first check if these URLs are linkend somewhere, even on your own site. But it could happen you will never be able to find them. So, the best way to close the problem is to avoid the 404 error, and redirect all of them to a certain page (e.g. the home). That's all.

Luigi

Thank you, Luigi. This is helpful. Makes sense to redirect these back to the Homepage.

Nick

U're welcome.