Miscellaneous Hacks - Error 404 Widget

A user clicks on the link to a page that no longer part of your site, your server is a 404 error (page not found) back. Since generic messages to the user can be frustrating, it is recommended to create a custom 404-error page for useful information about your site. Read the guidelines to create a useful custom 404-page.

You can also use your custom 404-a 404-page widget to add. Using the 404-Widgets users automatically receive useful suggestions instead of error messages.

• There is a search box for your site with the Search added.
• It tries to provide alternatives for incorrect URLs indicated.

This allows users to easily find needed information, and it reduces the probability that they leave your site and elsewhere are looking for.

Sample
If a visitor to the wrong URL (http://www.example.com/News/Neuestee) wants to call, we show the following:

custom404.jpg

Installation

• Upload the 404.php to your forumroot.
• Install the product-custom404.xml.
• without vBSEO
  Edit the .htaccess in your forumroot and insert the follow line:

  ErrorDocument 404 /404.php

• with vBSEO
  Login to your vBSEO CP and set "File Not Found" requests handling? to Include custom script. There you have to insert the absolute path to your 404.php. (Example: /home/user/public_html/404.php).

Changelog

• 1.1
  Fix relative pathes in subfolders

[Elenna]

Would someone who has installed this mind linking their site (or, rather, a page that would generate a 404 error), so I could see it in action (preferrably in English)?

[agitated]

I think this is incorrect for anyone who has their forum in a directory (forums)

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php

should it not be ErrorDocument 404 /forums/404.php

or substitute forums for the correct directory name.

[Kolbi]

Does it still work with vB 4.x?

[xTerMn8R]

Don't work for me, I used a link that google Webmaster doesn't like to test and it still comes up with the vBulletin page that says.

"No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

Here's a Link to the page:
http://www.united4freedom.net/showthread.php?p=22960

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

Thank you,
Tom

[Mastergumble]

Originally Posted by xTerMn8R

Don't work for me, I used a link that google Webmaster doesn't like to test and it still comes up with the vBulletin page that says.

"No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

Here's a Link to the page:
http://www.united4freedom.net/showthread.php?p=22960

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

Thank you,
Tom

http://www.united4freedom.net/dfhfg4546465

Its working

[Deafmute]

worked tanx