Comments on: How To Make a Great 404 Error Page & 10 Examples

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:39:05 +0000

Adrian,

the “how to” is a 3 simple points list:
1. Matching Design
2. Adequate Error Message
3. Options

If you have built a website, you should already know how to technically build a 404 page.

The idea here was to provide some cues for what will turn a boring blank 404 page into something helpful and interesting. After all, it’s disappointing enough that the information one was looking for is no longer available.

By: adrian

adrian — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:21:24 +0000

I get the fine examples of .404 pages, but where’s the “How To”?

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By: kamal Patel

kamal Patel — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:08:24 +0000

Great tips and great examples

thanks for sharing buddy…

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By: Anaska

Anaska — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:26:00 +0000

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Droid — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:21:47 +0000

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By: Anaska

Anaska — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:30:39 +0000

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By: Amit Banerjee

Amit Banerjee — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:38:14 +0000

Very Good examples and an Eye opener !

Another Point may be to redirect the User to the Homepage automatically after some time.I use this Code :

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By: Sav

Sav — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:04:27 +0000

there’s another example of a page that is absolutely on point with the brand – http://www.southparkstudios.com/404.html

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By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:11:53 +0000

makka, I think the post you were expecting would be termed “how to build a website”. The how to is about the points or characteristics to consider, not about the technical background, which also depends on the type of website you have and how it’s hosted etc.
Is there anything we may be able to help with though?

By: makka

makka — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:33:44 +0000

The title is “how to build a great 404 page and 10 examples”. Well, where’s the ‘how to build a great 404′ part? all I see is the examples. Or is it more like ‘these are the guidelines, go figure it out on your own’?

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{HACKS} Daily — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:47:24 +0000

These are nice..liked the Flowchart one…

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By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:57:38 +0000

I’ve always liked the 404 page here: http://www.atlasquest.com/404

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:34:07 +0000

Ironically, this article reminded us that we don’t have a 404 page and we are working on one right now.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:27:55 +0000

All pretty cool, but I noticed this website doesn’t even have a 404 page, just sends you to a directory. thumbs up anyways as you’re probably not the admin.