Broken links, missing fonts and images, automated scanners and bots can make WordPress load unnecessarily just to return a 404. 404 Guard handles qualifying missing requests before the full application starts, leaving more of your server available for real customers.
Exclusive reseller offer: $4.40 AUD per site per month. Minimum 10 sites.
When WordPress receives a request for something that doesn’t exist, it may still load plugins, themes and a full error page. Across multiple client sites, those wasted requests add up.
Missing CSS, fonts and image resources can trigger heavy background 404 responses while visitors are trying to load a page.
Automated probes and repeated missing requests can push hosting accounts closer to their resource limits.
Attackers, penetration testers and crawlers can probe thousands of nonexistent URLs, even when they’re not getting through.
Search engines, crawlers and outdated page versions can still request resources you’ve already removed or renamed.
Removed posts or products still attract traffic that needs a response, not necessarily a redirect.
Old spam URLs can continue attracting bot requests long after an infected WordPress website has been repaired.
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Maintains a list of genuine URLs so qualifying missing requests can be recognised early.
Show real visitors your website’s branded 404 page when it’s appropriate.
Choose tiny responses for missing images, CSS, fonts and other resources instead of loading a whole WordPress error page.
Review the missing URLs, hit counts and how 404 Guard handled them.
Run built-in tests to see the speed and response-size difference on your own site.
Complements security, caching, redirects and SEO plugins without replacing them.
Example normal 404 response comparison.
Example repeated-request load test, 20 consecutive 404 hits.
Illustrative missing-resource transfer reduction from a full 404 page to a lightweight response.
These figures are from example tests. Your results will vary based on hosting, plugin configuration, protection mode and traffic.
404 Guard earns its place on healthy websites too. Missing files, old links, automated crawlers and mistyped URLs are everyday events. The value is avoiding unnecessary work on those requests every day, before the next burst of bot traffic arrives.
After malware or spam removal, bots may keep requesting deleted spam URLs. 404 Guard can handle that lingering traffic efficiently without forcing you to invent redirects for content that should no longer exist.
Minimum 10 websites: $44 AUD per month for 10 sites. Designed for WordPress agencies, WooCommerce developers, maintenance providers and hosts who want to protect more client websites.
Apply for an agency evaluation key with a one-month validity period and 10 available site activations. See how the protection performs on a range of websites before rolling it into your managed services.
Apply for a 10-activation evaluation key. We’ll need your agency name, contact name, business email, website and approximate number of managed WordPress sites.
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