1. Introduction.
I am used to the 404.htm page that I personally have implemented like this:
404 Error page.
- Why does that page function in FF and Opera, but not in IE 6.0.2000?
- What about IE 7.0 and above? I don't have that browser installed?
2. The error page by a SEO expert.
I have noted that some webmasters put their sitemap on the 404 error page.
Studying Aaron Wall's
SEOBook
I note that he has the following 404 error page
http://www.seobook.com/somethng or
http://www.seobook.com/403.htm or
http://www.seobook.com/401.htm
that take me to the next point:
3. Other error custom error pages.
Google 404 page the first hit is
HTTP 404 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia with the following .htaccess example:
## File paths are relative to the Document Root (/)
# '404 Not Found' error
ErrorDocument 404 /404.htm
# '403 Forbidden' error
ErrorDocument 403 /my.htm
# '401 Unauthorized' error
ErrorDocument 401 /401.htm
# Or..
# ErrorDocument 401 "The webserver could not authorise you for content access.
4. Questions
- Any best practice for making 404 error page like Aaron Wall has done or putting your site map on it?
- What are the main difference between a 403 and 401 error page?
- What other if any custom error pages are relevant?
- Is this redirection code <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.multifinansit.no"> in the head of the 404.htm page http://www.multifinansit.no/404.htm regarded as spam and a bad solution?
P.S. Google chrome example:
http://www.multifinansit.no/something (redirects to the home page in FF and Opera).
Oops! This link appears broken.
HTTP 404 - File not found.