Send 404 status code for special pages without contents
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	liangent
	Jun 27 2014, 3:42 AM

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For example [[Special:RecentChangesLinked/InvalidFooBarTitle]].

It has been observed on zhwiki that some search engine indexed pages with spam contents as "InvalidFooBarTitle". I guess it's because some spammers fed them to search engines deliberately. Sending 404s for them may resolve this with no harm.

Version: 1.24rc
Severity: enhancement

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Reference: bz67182

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Mentioned In: T272814: Special:WhatLinksHere should not return 404 status when no results are found
T212702: Special:RecentChangesLinked returns 404

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 3:28 AM

• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-Special-pages.

• bzimport set Reference to bz67182.

• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).

liangent created this task.Jun 27 2014, 3:42 AM

Change 148965 had a related patch set uploaded by Liangent:
Send 404 in various special pages when there're no results

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/148965

Change 148965 merged by jenkins-bot:
Send 404 in various special pages when there're no results

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/148965

Status: Merged

SBisson mentioned this in T212702: Special:RecentChangesLinked returns 404.Jan 9 2019, 4:54 PM

Reedy mentioned this in T272814: Special:WhatLinksHere should not return 404 status when no results are found.Jan 24 2021, 8:24 PM

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