Do these errors mean my site’s been hacked?

Not necessarily. While hacking can cause them (especially 500s from malicious code), most are from misconfigurations or missing resources.

Can I hide these codes from users?

You can customize the error pages to look nicer, but the actual HTTP status code should remain — changing it to 200 OK just to hide the error is bad for SEO.

Will a 404 always hurt my Google rankings?

No. Natural 404s from outdated or mistyped URLs are fine. It’s only harmful when important content goes missing without redirects.

Can Cloudflare or other CDNs cause these errors?

Yes. CDNs can trigger their own variants of 500/403/404 if they can’t reach your origin or if security rules block requests.

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