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fix(seo): return 410 for 6 dead /best-* URLs (BUY-56945) #182

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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions src/middleware.ts
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Expand Up @@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ const DEAD_BLOG_SLUGS = new Set([
"where-to-buy-steam-deck-singapore",
"where-to-buy-xbox-series-x-singapore",
]);
// BUY-56945: 6 /best-* URLs that never had blog posts and return 404.
// Their /blog/ counterparts already return 410 Gone. These bare /best-* URLs
// should also return 410 to cleanly de-index them.
const DEAD_BEST_SLUGS = new Set([
"best-airpods-us",
"best-macbook-us",
"best-robot-vacuum-us",
"best-iphone-us",
"best-ipad-us",
"best-vacuum-us",
]);


function isDeadBlogSlug(pathname: string): boolean {
const normalized = normalizePathname(pathname);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -217,6 +229,9 @@ function legacyRedirectPath(host: string, pathname: string): string | null {
if (ACTIVE_BLOG_SLUGS.has(slug)) {
return `/blog/${slug}`;
}
if (DEAD_BEST_SLUGS.has(slug)) {
return "__GONE__";
}
}

if (normalizedPath.startsWith("/blog/")) {
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