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- Installs
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- Rating
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- Updated
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Smart Custom 404 Error Page
Create a custom 404 error page the easy way! No coding, and no redirects.
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- #370 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 2.8M
- 2,751,817
- Downloads, 30 days
- 8.8K
- 2.2K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,197 reviews
- Last updated
- 5 months ago
- May 21, 2026
- Version
- 11.4.8
- 4 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | May 21, 2026Updated in the last year |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0.8Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 4.0 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.4 or newer |
| First published | September 30, 2013 |
| Support, last two months | 0 of 1 threads resolved (0%) |
Reviews
4.9 / 5 from 1,197 reviews
| 5 stars | 1,161 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 8 |
| 3 stars | 8 |
| 2 stars | 3 |
| 1 star | 17 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Bringing visitors to your website takes time and effort. Every visitor is important. The default 404 error page of most themes does not provide any information on what to find on your site. A first-time visitor, who does not know you, is left in a dead end and leaves your website. Set up a helpful custom 404 error page to keep them on your site!
This handy plugin allows you to easily create your own 404 error page without any effort and it works with almost every theme.
Out of Retirement!
NerdPress has adopted Smart Custom 404 Page! Read the announcement here.
We’ve been fans of this plugin for many years, and we’re grateful for Peter’s many years of service to the community. Peter retired from plugin development in October 2023, so we’ve jumped in to help ensure this plugin continues to work well now and in the future.
Usage
Create your custom 404 error page just like any other page using the WordPress Editor (Pages > Add New). Then go to Appearance > 404 Error Page and select the created page as your custom 404 error page. That’s it!
Why use this plugin?
Unlike similar plugins the 404page plugin does not create redirects. That’s quite important because a correct code 404 is delivered which tells search engines that the page does not exist and has to be removed from the index.
Additionally, the 404page plugin does not create additional server requests.
Requirements
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Latest changelog entry
- Address potential XSS vulnerability. Thanks to Webbernaut for responsible disclosure.
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.