Customize Your Genesis 404 Page

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Your website visitors see a 404 page or get a ‘page not found’ error when they click on a link to a page which doesn’t exist.

A customized 404 page with a personal message, an image, clear instructions on finding the right information and perhaps a list of popular pages/categories is not only more helpful but decreased the chances of someone giving up and deciding to try a different website.

This is especially important if you have moved your site to WordPress resulting in changes to your urls or have changed your permalink structure recently.

View the 404 page on this website…

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  • What the standard Genesis 40 page looks like
  • How to Preview your 404 page
  • How to create a custom 404 page on a Genesis website
  • Ideas on content and layout for your 404 page
  • Examples of Genesis 404 pages



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