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So I’ve been working on a couple of sites using CS and I decided to customize the 404 page as the default one doesn’t help people who are visiting your site very much. I decided to use something simple and easy to implement so here are the details. Any other methods, suggestions or more appealing custom 404 pages are welcomed. 

Steps:

 

  1. Create a site article for your 404 page (Dashboard » Administration » Site Administration » Manage Articles)
  2. Use a page name like 404page and a descriptive title that indicates it is a 404 page error. You can take a look at (http://community.jcbauza.com/content/404page.aspx “404 page for JCBauza.com”) to see how it looks. 
  3. Include the following code:

    1. We apologize, but we are unable to find the page you are looking for.

      Please try using our site search located on the right side to find the content you are looking for or see other suggestions below. 

  4. Don’t forget to set your URL Site to your own one so that Google can better suggest results for you and search your site