Custom 404 Pro vs Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page with Logs

Custom 404 Pro replaces WordPress’s default 404 behaviour with a proper redirect. Instead of leaving visitors on a dead-end error page, you can send them to any page on your site or an external URL — with the HTTP status code of your choice. Redirect Modes WordPress Page — pick any published page from a dropdown; the plugin redirects to it automatically. Custom URL — enter any absolute URL to redirect 404s off-site or to a specific path. HTTP Status Code — choose 301, 302, 307, or 308 to match your SEO or caching requirements. 404 Logging When logging is enabled, the plugin records every 404 hit to a database table so you can see exactly what is broken: Request path Visitor IP address (can be disabled for privacy/GDPR compliance) Referrer URL User agent Timestamp Logs are searchable and can be deleted individually, in bulk, or all at once. They can also be exported as a CSV file. A configurable retention policy lets you automatically cap the table by row count, by age, or both — with a daily background cleanup and an on-demand Prune Now button. Email Notifications Optionally receive an admin email each time a 404 is logged. Designed for low-traffic monitoring — if you expect high 404 volume, keep this off to avoid inbox flooding. Multisite Support Works correctly on WordPress Multisite installations — activation creates the logs table for each site in the network. Multilingual Support Compatible with Polylang and WPML. The redirect page is resolved to the correct language variant for the current visitor automatically.

Easily redirect WordPress 404 error pages to the homepage or any other page. The plugin supports permanent redirects (HTTP response status code 301) and temporary redirects (HTTP response status code 302). The plugin will redirect 404 error pages to the homepage when you activate it by using the 301 permanent redirects. To configure it open Dashboard >> Settings >> General Settings and scroll down to the bottom. Note Permalinks have to be enabled in Dashboard >> Settings >> Permalinks in order for the 404 Redirect to work properly. New Feature 404 errors can be logged with this plugin so you can examine what pages may be missing. Redirect 404 Error Page is very useful for themes with an ugly, uninformative 404 server error page that can’t be changed without missing code and set to still return 404. Simply create a new custom 404 error page and activate the plugin – problem solved! It’s also beneficial in situations when a lot of content has been removed from the site. For those situations, create a new page explaining what happened and simply configure Redirect 404 to use that page. It is an ideal plugin for missing page redirection.