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How do I make a 404 page?

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It depends on your host. Mine has a 404.shtml and a custom section for error messages that just allows editing that .shtml, like you would have to input text of HTML for 404 if you were using like my host. No uploading in some cases, just copy and paste. Note that 404s will negatively impact your SEO. X E.
 
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Depends on the host. Some hosts will automatically search for an existing 404.html in the root directory and use that, otherwise you will have to configure it somewhere in your server options or .htaccess.

If using .htaccess, do something like this, with 404.html being your 404 page:
Code: 
ErrorDocument 404 /404.html


JosiahMaybe said:
Note that 404s will negatively impact your SEO
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think having a custom 404 page will reduce SEO. Linking to a non-existing (404) page might reduce the SEO, but I don't think having a custom 404 page will.
 
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Johna said:
Depends on the host. Some hosts will automatically search for an existing 404.html in the root directory and use that, otherwise you will have to configure it somewhere in your server options or .htaccess.

If using .htaccess, do something like this, with 404.html being your 404 page:
Code: 
ErrorDocument 404 /404.html



Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think having a custom 404 page will reduce SEO. Linking to a non-existing (404) page might reduce the SEO, but I don't think having a custom 404 page will.
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Possibly it's just links that result in a 404 are what have a negative impact. In other words, don't have dead links on your site.
 
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