Ive never done a 404 page before. Am I missing anything from this one?
http://pixelbehavior.com/404.html
No I didn't break it thank
No I didn't break it thank you very much last time I visit that site he said I broke it, the cheek of it.
A 404 means "Error page not found" also allow for a 403 "page or directory forbidden"
I presume that you haven't set that live as I couldn't force a page not found.
How do you intend running the error pages .htaccess ?
You can always use the 404 to
You can always use the 404 to direct people to other areas of your site.
Best to send to or include a
Best to send to or include a site map set of viable pages really
Hugo wrote: How do you
How do you intend running the error pages .htaccess ?
Yes, .htaccess
Hugo wrote: Best to send to
Best to send to or include a site map set of viable pages really
I have neither, there is just one page total.
What just the 404 page
What just the 404 page
It's nice to provide - if not a huge site - a list of the pages available, if dynamic a search function of some description.
Do change that statement that
Do change that statement that your visitor has broken your site though, it's not good form to accuse, even by implication, your users of having broken the site. Good form is to apologise to them for having failed to provide the page they were seeking explain if necessary it might be due to a typo error and then attempt to direct them somewhere meaningful.
Hugo wrote: Do change that
Do change that statement that your visitor has broken your site though, it's not good form to accuse, even by implication, your users of having broken the site.
Agreed. I changed it. How do I test to see if the 404 page is working? I have it up, and have updated .ataccess.
** nevermind. I have tested and is working **
Just tested it for you
Just tested it for you working fine, you should see mention in your logs.
Just did:
http://pixelbehavior.com/somepage/
and
Working for me, tried to head
Working for me, tried to head over to http://www.pixelbehavior.com/iwannabreakit just to find a shiny new 404 page
Thx Hugo!
Thx Hugo!
Thx Vade!
Also meta tag the error pages
Also meta tag the error pages noindex for search engines, no point google listing all the failed pages.
Ooh, is that font stealable?
Ooh, is that font stealable? I mean I already have it but I won't use if it requires licensing.
Hugo, not sure I follow you.
Hugo, not sure I follow you. I have this bit of code in there...
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
Is that what you're talking about?
Verschwindende wrote: Ooh, is
Ooh, is that font stealable? I mean I already have it but I won't use if it requires licensing.
Shhh, i'm just borrowing it, promise.
CupidsToejam wrote: Hugo, not
Hugo, not sure I follow you. I have this bit of code in there...
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
Is that what you're talking about?
yep