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Simply redirect a 404 to a custom page

Hi,

-how can we simply add some code to redirect all 404’s to a custom page?

Thanks!

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 3:05:10

Rupok
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Hi M.

Hope you had a wonderful day.

You can simply redirect all 404’s to a custom page by editing the 404 page template inside your active theme directory. In your theme directory, you will see a 404.php file. Add the following code at the top of that file and save:
```
<?php

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");

header("Location: https://www.google.com");

exit();

?>
```
Replace “http://www.google.com” with your desired custom page URL.

Please let us know if you have any confusion. We will be glad to help.

Have a nice day. Cheers!

Rupok

The Crimson Coder

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Hi, we’ve added this however is causes a syntax error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in /nas/content/staging/emprendedor/wp-content/themes/Child/404.php on line 4

<?php get_header(); ?>

<?php

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");

header("Location: https://emprendedor.staging.wpengine.com/buscando-algo/";);

exit();

?>



<div id="content" class="full-width">

<div id="post-404page">

<div class="post-content">

<?php

// Render the page titles

$subtitle =  __( 'Oops, This Page Could Not Be Found!', 'Avada' );

echo Avada()->template->title_template( $subtitle );

?>

<div class="fusion-clearfix"></div>

<div class="error-page">

<div class="fusion-columns fusion-columns-3">

<div class="fusion-column col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4">

<div class="error-message">404</div>

</div>

<div class="fusion-column col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 useful-links">

<h3><?php _e( 'Here are some useful links:', 'Avada' ); ?></h3>

<?php

if ( Avada()->settings->get( 'checklist_circle' ) ) {

$circle_class = 'circle-yes';

} else {

$circle_class = 'circle-no';

}

wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => '404_pages', 'depth' => 1, 'container' => false, 'menu_id' => 'checklist-1', 'menu_class' => 'error-menu list-icon list-icon-arrow ' . $circle_class, 'echo' => 1 ) );

?>

</div>

<div class="fusion-column col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4">

<h3><?php _e( 'Search Our Website', 'Avada' ); ?></h3>

<p><?php _e( 'Can't find what you need? Take a moment and do a search below!', 'Avada' ); ?></p>

<div class="search-page-search-form">

<?php echo get_search_form( false ); ?>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

<?php get_footer();



// Omit closing PHP tag to avoid "Headers already sent" issues.

Probably we’re entering this in the wrong section right?

Ash
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Hello @M.

I hope you are doing good.

The correct code should be:
```
<?php

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");

header("Location: https://emprendedor.staging.wpengine.com/buscando-algo/");

exit();

?>
```
Remove all other codes from this page and use the ONLY the above code :slight_smile:

Hope it helps :slight_smile: Please feel free to ask more question if you have any.

Cheers

Ash
D.
- The Crimson Coder
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Worked like a charm! thanks!

Do you know if we will be able to track 404’s now?

best regards
Ash
- Code Norris
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Hello M.

Nope, you won’t be able to track 404s now as this is a 301 redirect.

We may have another way to track 404, in that case we need to use js to redirect. To be confirm, you want to have a list of all 404 URLs, right?

Cheers

Ash
D.
- The Crimson Coder
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Hi, yes, we need to know which pages are causing 404’s and being redirected to our custom 404.

We’d like to keep track of them, so we can fix the errors.

thankks!

Kasia Swiderska

Support nomad

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Hello M.

Please try this code instead in your theme fuctions.php:

function wpmudev_js_redirect_404() {



if ( is_404() ) {

?>

<script>

window.location.replace(" https://emprendedor.staging.wpengine.com/buscando-algo/");

</script>

<?php

}

}



add_action('wp_footer','wpmudev_js_redirect_404');

kind regards,

Kasia

D.
- The Crimson Coder
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Hi,

Thanks a lot, it’s working perfectly now :smiley:

How can we now track our 404’s?

Thanks!
Rupok
- DevOps Support
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Hi M.

Hope you had a wonderful day.

How can we now track our 404’s?

I’ve found an article describing how you can track your 404 pages in Google Analytics, here: http://www.labnol.org/internet/track-404-error-pages/13509/

Here’s another way to track your 404 pages: http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-track-404-pages-and-redirect-them-in-wordpress/

Can you please try that and let us know if it works for you?

Have a nice day. Cheers!

Rupok
Alex Stine
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Thanks Ash, that worked like a charm.

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