You Need to Customize Your 404 Error Page

Posted by cendrinemedia under Social Media
From http://socialmediaweek.org 3449 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on June 3, 2015 11:24 am

Picture this. The great post you bookmarked a few days ago has been replaced by a 404 error message.

Sounds familiar? Well, that’s because the 404 error page (“Sorry, the page you requested cannot be found”) is a very common occurrence. It pops up on a visitor’s screen every time they input a bad link or click a non-existent or dead link. More often than not, this prompts the person to leave. And if they don’t already know or trust your website, they will probably never come back.

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Written by lyceum
3421 days ago

Cendrine: I am using both Wordpress and Squarespace. I managed to build my own blog sites in Squarespace, from scratch. In Wordpress, I had to get help with the installation. I think that both are good web platform tools.

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Written by lyceum
3433 days ago

Cendrine: Personally, I would say that you don't have to know how to code, if you are using Squarespace. But you could, go into the html code, if you want. I haven't thought about creating a customized 404 page, so I will look into this matter. Thanks again for writing about this topic.

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Written by cendrinemedia
3422 days ago

I have heard different a different story regarding Squarespace. Some say it's the best platform, and others that it takes longer to figure out than WordPress. Glad to see you have had a great experience with it!

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Written by lyceum
3435 days ago

Cendrine: Squarespace sent me the following tweet:

"You can check out how to create a custom 404 Error page in our guide here: http://sqsp.link/1cx04 "

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Written by cendrinemedia
3434 days ago

Squarespace is different from WordPress, apparently. I have never used it, so I learnt something new. When you use WP, you need to know how to code (even minimally) to customize your design.

How do you find Squarespace?

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Written by lyceum
3442 days ago

Looking sharp. Is it tea or coffee in the mug? ;)

I have to check if Squarespace has a feature for creating personalized 404 error pages.

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Written by cendrinemedia
3436 days ago

You need to work within your function files (in the background). You cannot create a 404 error page just like you would a regular page or post.

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Written by lyceum
3443 days ago

Cendrine: How does your 404 error page look like? Nice examples in the post.

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Written by cendrinemedia
3443 days ago

My 404 page looks ok, I think. Nothing extraordinary. http://socialmediaslant.com/bad-reviews-4/