Inspired by other sites' 404s and ready to create your own work of error art? Here is some information to get you started.
Why you need a custom 404
What makes a good 404 error page?
Force Internet Explorer to display your error and not its own
Using your logfiles to catch 404s
Using redirects
Using robots.txt
For technical information about configuring your server to show your custom 404 page, choose the type of server your site is hosted on:
Don't know your web server? Try NetCraft. Enter your domain, and it will tell you what webserver it's running. Thanks to tx for this tip! Got info on servers we haven't covered? Please help us out! We'll give you credit and everything.
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