What is custom error pages?
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What is custom error pages?
Custom error pages enable you to customize the pages that display when an error occurs. This makes your website appear more professional and also prevents visitors from leaving your site. If a visitor sees a generic error page, they are likely to leave your site.
How do I pass a 404 error?
How to Fix the 404 Not Found Error
- Retry the web page by pressing F5, clicking/tapping the refresh/reload button, or trying the URL from the address bar again.
- Check for errors in the URL.
- Move up one directory level at a time in the URL until you find something.
- Search for the page from a popular search engine.
How do I set up an error page?
How to Create a Great Custom 404 Error Page
- Step 1: Design the Page. At the start of your design process, you need to decide how funny and creative you want your custom 404 page to be.
- Step 2: Configure the Server.
- Step 3: Test Your Configuration.
- Step 4: Track 404 Sessions in Google Analytics.
How do you make a good 404 page?
What should a 404 page include?
- A light touch. A little comic relief is always welcome on an error page.
- Link to your best content. 3 or 4 links to great content on your site should help guide lost visitors to something they find interesting.
- Call to action.
- Keep it simple.
How do I find a custom error page?
To display a custom error page with an appropriate error code, use the section only, and do not use the section. Add the following section under
Should 404 pages be indexed?
If you have a page that has lots of high-quality links and results in a 404 error, you can still redirect that individual URL to a relevant page. Google doesn’t index URLs with a 404 status, so your error page doesn’t pass link juice.
How do I set the web config file to show the full error?
How to enable detailed error information from web. config file? Print
- Locate the web. config file in the wwwroot directory of your web application. Edit it with your choice of editor.
- Add following entries to your web. config file to disable generic errors and save the file.