[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #4151: Non existing plugin tags should return 404

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#4151: Non existing plugin tags should return 404
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 Reporter:  joostdevalk       |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |   Keywords:  seo
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 Non existing tags in the plugin directory return a 200 status code,
 instead of a 404. Examples that Google is trying to index:

 https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/buddypress-directory/
 https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/active-plugins/
 https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/digg-it/
 https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/free-carousel/

 etc.

 Presumably these all have existed at some point, and were removed from a
 plugin, causing them ''not'' to exist anymore. Please make sure they
 return a 404.

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