Little touches can add up to a lot when it comes to your website. After all, your site is a reflection of you (and/or your brand, your business, etc). So you want to make sure you’re creating a consistent experience for your visitors.
One of the ways you can do that is creating a custom 404 error page, and it’s so so very easy. If you haven’t done it yet, you’ll facepalm wondering why you never did before. (Or maybe that was just me, a week ago when I created my first one. Oh just me? Okay.)
You can check out our HC article on creating one, but here’s the gist:
1. Create a new page and name it “404”.
2. Check “Hide it from navigation”.
3. Add whatever content you want to the page.
4. Publish
5. Sit back and have a cookie.
Here’s my 404 page from my portfolio site… http://www.riahgouvea.com/404.html
Feel free to share yours (or any other tips) below!
HC Article: https://hc.weebly.com/hc/en-us/articles/213523948-Set-Up-a-Custom-404-Page
-Riah
Content Producer & Community Specialist
Great tip and here's our newly created 404 page using one of the pieces of Art from the Gallery (specifically from Little Red Riding Hood) http://www.natemcclain.com/404.html
Also, remember to setup 301 redirects if you're moving from a prior web host to Weebly and your page names are changing. This is located under Settings --> SEO and was a very useful option for migrating our site to Weebly.
Hi @RiahG,
I've put a bit of effort into my 404 page. I actually made a new header type, changed the logo (top-left) for the page nav to a 'damaged' version of our logo, and added animation to the page. As it is for a Music/Performing Arts venue, the background is Thomas Edison with a phonograph.
http://www.bpac.com.au/404.html
Regards, Mark
Hi folks,
Here's another custom 404 to add to the list:
http://www.brightonsundaymarket.org/404.html
Cheers, Mark
