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1. catix
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hello

   I was wondering if there were a way to dynamically edit the 404 page content from within the WP page editor. Could this possibly be done with page templates?

   I had considered fetching the page content using the post id, but unfortunately the_content and get_the_content require the loop.

   Thanks.

2. stvwlf
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi

   Most themes have a 404.php template as part of the theme, which is for exactly that purpose /wp-content/themes/{themename}/404.php

3. catix
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Yes, but is there a way to edit this page via the editor? I don't really wish to go into theme editor/a text editor every time I wish to change it.

4. Justin Tadlock
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   The best method is to just make your 404 content area a widget area instead. This way, you can just edit it from your widgets panel.

   This is done in the Hybrid theme if you'd like to test it out:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/hybrid

   Or, you can add this to your current theme's functions.php file:

   <?php
   	register_sidebar( array(
   		'name' => '404 Template',
   		'id' => '404-template',
   		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="%2$s widget">',
   		'after_widget' => '</div>',
   		'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
   		'after_title' => '</h3>',
   	) );
   ?>

   Then, add this to your theme's 404.php file:

   <?php dynamic_sidebar( '404-template' ); ?>

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