I used Divi to build the layout for a custom 404 page. I'm using this plugin / to redirect 404 errors to this page. It works, but when I run tools like screaming frog, it returns broken pages as 301 redirects, which I guess is expected.
What I would prefer however is for my 404.php template to include the page I built, so that I can still accurately track my 404 errors. I'm thinking of something like:
#404.php
<?php
require(/*Some function to get my entire custom 404 page by slug or ID*/;)
?>
What I tried:
//Redirect to our custom 404 page
function wf_404(){
//Check if custom 404 page exists to protect against infinite loop
if (is_404() && get_page_by_path('/404-page/', OBJECT)){
wp_safe_redirect(get_site_url() . '/404-page/', 404);
exit;
}
}
add_action('get_header', 'wf_404');
This gives me a general browser 404 error.
I used Divi to build the layout for a custom 404 page. I'm using this plugin https://wordpress/plugins/redirect-404-error-page-to-homepage-or-custom-page/ to redirect 404 errors to this page. It works, but when I run tools like screaming frog, it returns broken pages as 301 redirects, which I guess is expected.
What I would prefer however is for my 404.php template to include the page I built, so that I can still accurately track my 404 errors. I'm thinking of something like:
#404.php
<?php
require(/*Some function to get my entire custom 404 page by slug or ID*/;)
?>
What I tried:
//Redirect to our custom 404 page
function wf_404(){
//Check if custom 404 page exists to protect against infinite loop
if (is_404() && get_page_by_path('/404-page/', OBJECT)){
wp_safe_redirect(get_site_url() . '/404-page/', 404);
exit;
}
}
add_action('get_header', 'wf_404');
This gives me a general browser 404 error.
Share Improve this question edited Feb 13, 2019 at 17:45 user3183717 asked Feb 13, 2019 at 17:38 user3183717user3183717 2313 silver badges12 bronze badges 1 |1 Answer
Reset to default 1You could copy the php/html from your singular.php/page.php to 404.php. Then replace the content loop with echo apply_filters('the_content', $page->post_content); as mrben522 suggested.
Using the code from codex as an example,
<?php
/**
* The template for displaying 404 pages (Not Found)
*
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Twenty_Thirteen
* @since Twenty Thirteen 1.0
*/
get_header(); ?>
<div id="primary" class="content-area">
<div id="content" class="site-content" role="main">
<header class="page-header">
<h1 class="page-title"><?php _e( 'Not Found', 'twentythirteen' ); ?></h1>
</header>
<div class="page-wrapper">
<div class="page-content">
<?php
$page_id = get_post(100); // change ID;
echo apply_filters('the_content', $page->post_content); // This is where the magic (should) happen
?>
</div><!-- .page-content -->
</div><!-- .page-wrapper -->
</div><!-- #content -->
</div><!-- #primary -->
get_header()call in your 404 template like any other page and then use the page structure from your regular page template file and instead of using the loop justecho apply_filters('the_content', $page->post_content);where$pageis the results ofget_post('ID_of_your_page'). It's not ideal as it requires hard coding the page ID into your template but it will get the job done if no one else has a better answer. – mrben522 Commented Feb 13, 2019 at 17:56