Even if you just know a little html, you can customize certain aspects of your blog template.
The 404 page is one of the first things you might want to customize. A link does get misdirected from time to time and the default 404 page doesn’t do anything for you at all. If you don’t even have a 404 page then it’s just the browser telling people your page does not exist.
In wordpress, there is usually a file called 404.php. By looking at the code you can find simple ways to customize that page. You can simply add some text that says, this page doesn’t exist, but click here to go back to mymainblog.com and link it back to your blog’s home page.
Another thing you can do is completely redesign the 404 page to advertise something you sell. Anyone who types in a missing url would find your sales pitch for your product or service. You can add a link back to your blog for those that don’t buy anything.
If you know how to alter your htaccess file, you can put in code that just redirects people back to the main page of your blog automatically if a missing url is typed in. So there would be no 404 at all.
Those are just some of the options. If you have more ideas for customizing the 404 page or can show us some examples of great 404 pages, comment and let us know.
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