[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5184: Homepage requests with a 'page' parameter should return a 404

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#5184: Homepage requests with a 'page' parameter should return a 404
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  lowest          |   Milestone:
Component:  General         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  seo             |
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Changes (by jonoaldersonwp):

 * priority:  normal => lowest
 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 This is a huge improvement, but we still need to improve the handling of
 invalid requests to optimize crawl budget.

 As per the brief, URLs like https://wordpress.org/page/3/ need to return a
 404 or 301.
 Prefer a 404, as these URLs might feasibly be valid in the future.

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