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how to create a 404 redirect page to homepage

Posted: 14 years ago 8 replies

PROGRAMMING

Hi warriors,

In my GWT, I have a lot of 404 errors,

how do I create a redirect to my homepage.

thanks

#404 #create #homepage #page #redirect

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13 years ago
Pretty simple. Create an .htaccess file on the /public_html/ (or equivalent) folder with the code below:
Code:

ErrorDocument 404 /
That will redirect all 404 loads straight to your homepage. Hope that helps.
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  Your readers might get confused if they are looking for something but keep ending up on the homepage...
  
  A good solution to to provide a 404 page what displays similar posts.
  
  "Sorry we couldn't find xxx... Here are similar posts"
  
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  thanks for your replies,
  
  I discovered that within my hosting account, I can create custom 404 pages,
  just go to your cpanel and then to error pages and follow the directions.
  
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13 years ago

thanks but can i create costume 404 error page??
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  Yes, you can have your error pages go to any page that you choose. So create your custom page and have your errors direct to that page
  
  Originally Posted by shareclock
  
  thanks but can i create costume 404 error page??
  
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12 years ago

Has anyone experimented with setting up 404 pages that recommend other relevant products or information through an affiliate link?
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12 years ago

If you are using a Wordpress site and don't want to mess around with .htaccess, you can also just install a simple redirect plugin. The one I use is by Jordi Plana and works perfectly. You can find it at Jordi PlanaWordpress Plugin: 404 Simple Redirect | Jordi Plana

Essentially, you just have to activate the plugin and then set the url of the homepage and you are good to go.
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  In your 404 doc you can add
  <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="5; URL=/"> in the <head> section and that will redirect them to your homepage after 5 seconds
  
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