Title: Ultimate 410 Gone Status Code Author: tiny web Published: August 9, 2020 Last modified: August 15, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/ultimate-410/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2850456) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/ultimate-410/assets/icon.svg?rev=2850456) # Ultimate 410 Gone Status Code By [tiny web](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tinyweb/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ultimate-410.1.1.8.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-410/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-410/#reviews) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-410/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/) ## Description In accordance with the [HTTP Specification](https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.11), the 410 status code in the response header indicates that the requested resource is gone (permanently removed). Features: * When deleting pages, posts, categories or tags from WordPress, the ultimate 410 status code will ask if a 410 response code should be set for the deleted URL. * Add 410 URLs manually * Add 410 URL schemes via regex (regular expressions) * Bulk upload 410 URLs via csv-file. - works even if the csv-file contains a BOM If you come across any bugs or have suggestions, please use the plugin support forum. ## Screenshots * [[ * CSV Upload and table of already added 410 URLs. * [[ * Manually add URL. * [[ * Admin notice after page trashed. * [[ * Admin notice page URL added as 410. ## FAQ ### Can I customize the 410 response message? The default message is a simple plain text message that reads “410 – gone”. This is because many people want to minimize the bandwidth that is used by error responses. If you want to customize the message, just place a template file with the name ` 410.php` in your theme folder, and the plugin will automatically use that instead. Take a look at your themes’ `404.php` file to see how the template needs to be structured. ### Will this plugin work if a caching/performance plugin is active? The plugin has been tested with the following caching plugins, and should work even if they are active: * W3 Total Cache * WP Super Cache * Cache Enabler * WP Rocket We have not tested it with other caching plugins, and there is a high chance that it will not work with many of them. Most of them will cache the response as if it is a 404 (page not found) response, and issue a 404 response header instead of a 410 response header. ### How do you handle trailing slashes? The “Add URL” and the “Upload” functions consider the exact URL `/page-to-be-deleted/` to be different from `/page-to-be-deleted` Specify the exact URL that your site uses (with or without the trailing slash). If you want both URLs (with and without the / at the end) to return 410 gone status code, you can use regex like this `page-to-be-deleted/?` or add both URLs as simple strings. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7b3e13f96cab0976fbb7d3fac570a1361a0a5d68659b775d61a52737cc7a831e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works, well- but here is how to import .csv](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-well-but-here-is-how-to-import-csv/)󠁿 [bjburn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bjburn/) July 25, 2025 The plugin does what you expect from it. But the .csv import does not work that well.You need a workaround, where you save your URLs as plain text (e.g. with the MacOs Text Edit Program), then you can upload the URLs and it works. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e5d72f2e81d14cec5c042e2ba94682a442e7a923486f2d8f376bd805afc123c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect plugin to do the job 💯 Best Support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-plugin-to-do-the-job-%f0%9f%92%af-best-support/)󠁿 [a11c](https://profiles.wordpress.org/a11c/) May 21, 2024 1 reply 👍👍 Plugin works without issue. I have it set up to automatically add deleted user- generated content URLs to the 410 list to minimize crawlers attempting to repeatedly recrawl a page that no longer exists and will never come back. Plugin support have been top-tier. Prompt replies to an inquiry and updates to resolve compatibility. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e18997244236512a6a0c31baec738e2b3b119b4b38eb8c192f5f0668b742f900? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and Useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-useful-391/)󠁿 [yesorcayes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yesorcayes/) January 15, 2024 Thanks. Simple and useful. One suggestion: What about auto 404 to 410 redirect? It will be super helpful! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a3e0fb0014cd03d43ebdd924c7da5d295638bccc9d106e15676b4a4125ee69b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[That´s what was needed!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thats-what-was-needed/)󠁿 [sourcemyselfout](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sourcemyselfout/) December 11, 2022 Hey there, thanks for the great plugin. This is making the (seo) world better! Does exactly what it´s meant to do and should be standard in every wordpress site. More like that! Felix ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/87d5cc7372aab1b62a72652acca63d4605f192803d564819fd93c79d8670900b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[There is no automatic option](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/there-is-no-automatic-option/)󠁿 [dieppon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dieppon/) October 27, 2022 2 replies does not have the option to add url automatically when deleting content ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0c54240fc5ef6c4d4d7dd5e61eccf26a899a3d3ecc1e94d52f5ffcb64d341315? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A+](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-135/)󠁿 [mattarios2](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattarios2/) September 1, 2022 Excellent plugin, works perfectly right out of the box. When you delete a post, product, category, page, etc. the plugin prompts you with a message and a button labelled “Click here” to add the URLs that have been deleted to the 410 plugin, wonderful. Easy 5 star rating. Keep up the great work! [ Read all 8 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Ultimate 410 Gone Status Code” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ tiny web ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tinyweb/) * [ Hans Jung ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/7iebenschlaefer/) * [ alpipego ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alpipego/) [Translate “Ultimate 410 Gone Status Code” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ultimate-410) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-410/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ultimate-410/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ultimate-410/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ultimate-410/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.8 - Remove deprecated ini_set() calls with `auto_detect_line_endings`. #### 1.1.7 * Prevent handling an empty request (e.g. the root or only query parameters on the root) * Revert a change from 1.1.5 that prevented WP Bakery from correctly rendering contents on the 410 page. #### 1.1.5 * URL sanitization in PHP scripts has been enhanced to mitigate potential security risks associated with authenticated stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS). #### 1.1.4 * exit after custom 410-template got included #### 1.1.3 * fix issue with adding URLs after post got deleted #### 1.1.2 * fix version quirks #### 1.1.1 * remove undefined variable #### 1.1.0 * add bulk delete options * account for ASCII characters in URLs * fix PHP notices for passing variables by reference needlessly #### 1.0.5 * fix pagination issue affecting other WP_List_Tables * fix issue with deletion of regex that included backslashes #### 1.0.4 * fix WordPress database error: [Specified key was too long; max key length is 767 bytes] ## Meta * Version **1.1.7** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **7,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.6.5** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-410/) * Tags * [410](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/410/)[http-status](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/http-status/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-410/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-410/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ tiny web ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tinyweb/) * [ Hans Jung ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/7iebenschlaefer/) * [ alpipego ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alpipego/) ## Support Got something to say? 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