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Is it good to have a custom 404 page?

by vjboc
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Back awhile ago I made a custom 404 page. I was just reading that a 404 page with a 200ok can be bad for rankings. It could cause duplicate content. Is this true?
#404 #custom #good #page
  • Profile picture of the author Absolute Logo
    I think it might be bad if you had too many 404 pages. Google however does know when it passes a 404 error page so it would be deindexed.
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  • Profile picture of the author eden71
    i thing build custom error page 400,401,403,404,500 it is ok ,will user to know it is wrong url ,so user go main page
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  • Profile picture of the author iqbal
    it is a good idea to build custom 404 massage.
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  • Profile picture of the author ernestrategos
    YES, it is a good idea.

    Why?

    Because it gives good feedback to your visitor, you have a chance to suggest they visit another one of (hopefully related) page on your site.

    Because it shows you care about the details, enhancing your branding.

    Because Web citizens have low attention span, so if the're gone they might be gone forever.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Nochek
    Standard 404 Pages are a mistake. Make a custom one if you have the ability to. If you are worried about rankings, just make sure it is not a dynamic 404 page, use a static one with some basic information, maybe a contact form with some prefilled hidden inputs so you know how people ended up there, etc.

    However, a 404 tells people that content doesn't exist there at all. Once a user hits it, 90% of the time they will stop looking for that content on your site, or possibly at all. If you have a custom 404 you can inform them that while they were looking for something important that they didn't find, it might still exist at this link over here or this other lead link over here.
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  • Profile picture of the author Linkie
    it's great i think..
    you can modified the 404 default page into something interesting and eye catching...
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  • Profile picture of the author nightshade877
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    I think it helps users to not think badly of your site. It's not nessisary, but if a user comes upon a bland 404 page, he might think that your site is untrustworthy or unreliable. But i wouldnt worry too much about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author puedall
    Hi,
    I agree with everyone above, that it is good for your users that you have custom 404 page. But, google as well tend to give you some extra points for having 404 page.
    So, that is the way to go.
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