Wordpress 404 Annoyance

noswad · 09-08-2008, 12:01 PM

Hi guys,

Hopefully this is in correect place.

Anyway, my blog ( C905 ) has had a few 404 errors as indicated by Google Webmasters.

My Wordpress theme already has a theme style 404 page setup - the problem is, if you go to a non-existent page such as my URL above /test.html - the 404 shows every 4/5 refreshes - not all the time.

Does anyone know why this is? I've done some research and tried a few things with htaccess to make the 404 page consistent but had no luck

Many thanks for reading.

Peter · 09-08-2008, 01:00 PM

Hmm that is mighty strange. For me it didnt work the first 5 refreshes but after that it worked 100% in internet explorer.

In Firefox it worked 100% from the start.

The headers seem fine so unsure what might be causing it. Possibly the file size. I know if a page isless than x amount of KB's the browsers will ignore the custom 404 but your page from first glance looks like the size will be big enough.

noswad · 09-08-2008, 01:50 PM

Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, I've just noticed that it works 100% time in FF and Chrome. The thing that gets me now is that the guy who designed the blog - his demo works 100% in IE!??

Thanks again

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noswad NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 263	Wordpress 404 Annoyance Hi guys, Hopefully this is in correect place. Anyway, my blog ( C905 ) has had a few 404 errors as indicated by Google Webmasters. My Wordpress theme already has a theme style 404 page setup - the problem is, if you go to a non-existent page such as my URL above /test.html - the 404 shows every 4/5 refreshes - not all the time. Does anyone know why this is? I've done some research and tried a few things with htaccess to make the 404 page consistent but had no luck Many thanks for reading.

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Peter NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,074	Hmm that is mighty strange. For me it didnt work the first 5 refreshes but after that it worked 100% in internet explorer. In Firefox it worked 100% from the start. The headers seem fine so unsure what might be causing it. Possibly the file size. I know if a page isless than x amount of KB's the browsers will ignore the custom 404 but your page from first glance looks like the size will be big enough. __________________ Manage your portfolio using my new Domain Portfolio Management script. Securing Your Domain Name From Theft

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noswad NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 263	Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, I've just noticed that it works 100% time in FF and Chrome. The thing that gets me now is that the guy who designed the blog - his demo works 100% in IE!?? Thanks again Last edited by noswad; 09-08-2008 at 01:58 PM.

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