Is there a way I can redirect the URL slug of the 404 template to /404/ so so for example if I have /category/media/blah it redirects to /404/
Is that possible I don't know if it can be done using .htaccess.
Ronny
2 Answers
So you can do something like this:
- Open the
404.phpfile and add these lines to the top of it. If you don't have one, create it. This will ensure WordPress uses this file for all permalinks that no longer exist or never existed.
<?php
/**
* Template Name: 404 Page
*/
$four_oh_four = get_permalink( get_page_by_path( '404' ) );
wp_redirect( $four_oh_four );
exit();
- Create a page with slug '404'.The above code will now redirect from the regular 404 template to a page with '404' slug.
I haven't tested it but should work.
Optionally, you could also use PHP's default redirection using headers if you want to. I just used WordPress' redirection API.
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2Do consider what @fuxia says above. You'll have problems with your SEO if you do what you desire but you have a solution to what you want.– FahadCommented Jul 13, 2020 at 12:44
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Actually thinking about Im not going to change the url slug as its not needed Commented Jul 16, 2020 at 2:36
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Yeah, in most cases, you won't need a redirect. Just utilize the 404.php in the best way possible. You can link to other posts on the 404 pages.– FahadCommented Jul 16, 2020 at 3:39
If you want to redirect to your Homepage, try something like this in the 404.php:
<?php
header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
header("Location: ".get_bloginfo('url'));
exit();
?>
You can modify this to redirect to someurl.com.
404it'll update its index, but you want a redirect which is a301. On top of that, your page titled/404will return a200code, not a404code. Have you considered using the404.phptemplate that WP automatically loads on 404's instead? You don't need a page template and a page to style 404 errors