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Custom 404 Plugin (c) 2009
Wordpress Edition, Version 1.0
http://www.404plugin.com
INTRODUCTION
This simple plugin will give you a customized, smart ‘Page Not Found(404)’ error message. It will automatically display links to relevant pages on your site, based on the words in the URL that was not found.
Installing this plugin is beneficial for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) because it will make your site appear to have relevant pages even for those URLs that you actually don’t have. This can increase your search engine ranking.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Estimated time: 1-5 minutes
1. Upload the custom404wordpress1.0 folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ folder on your site.
2. In WP-Admin, you should see ‘404 Plugin’ listed as an inactive plugin. Click the link to activate it.
3. Click the ‘Editor’ link under ‘Appearance’ in your WP-Admin sidebar.
4. Edit the ‘404 Template (404.php)’.
5. Add ‘<?custom404_print404message();?>’ to your template, in the place where you want the list of suggestions to appear.
That’s it! You should be all set to go!
