=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: smartware.cc
Donate link:http://smartware.cc/make-a-donation/
Tags: page, 404, error, error page, 404 page, page not found, page not found error, 404 error page, missing, broken link, template, 404 link, seo, custom 404, custom 404 page, custom 404 error, custom 404 error page, customize 404, customize 404 page, customize 404 error page
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 4.2
Stable tag: 1.3
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Define any of your WordPress pages as 404 error page

== Description ==

> Create your 404 Error Page using the full Power of WordPress

**See also [Plugin Homepage](http://smartware.cc/free-wordpress-plugins/404page/)**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTL07Lf0IsY

Create your 404 Page as a normal WordPress Page using the full power of WordPress. You can use a Custom Page Template or Custom Fields, you can set a Featured Image - everything like on every other Page. Then go to 'Settings' -> '404 Error Page' from your WordPress Dashbord and select the created Page as your 404 error page.

= Languages =

* English
* German
* Spanish (thanks to [Gaston](http://cosa-de-mandinga.blogspot.de/))
* Serbo-Croatian (thanks to [Borisa](http://www.webhostinghub.com/))	

**Translations welcome!** Please [contact Author](http://smartware.cc/contact) if you would like to do a translation.

= Do you like the 404page Plugin? =

Thanks, I appreciate that. You don’t need to make a donation. No money, no beer, no coffee. Please, just [tell the world that you like what I’m doing](http://smartware.cc/make-a-donation/)! And that’s all.

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== Installation ==

= From your WordPress dashboard =

1. Visit 'Plugins' -> 'Add New'
1. Search for '404page'
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

= Manually from wordpress.org =

1. Download 404page from wordpress.org and unzip the archive
1. Upload the `404page` folder to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Are 404 errors redirected? =

No, there is no redirection! The chosen page is delivered as a 'real' 404 error page. This results in a HTTP 404 code and not in 301 or 302, which is important for Search Engines to tell them, that the page does not exist and should be deleted from the index.

== Screenshots ==

1. Create your 404 Page as a normal WordPress Page
2. Define the created Page as 404 Error Page

== Changelog ==

= 1.3 (2015-01-12) =
* technical improvement (rewritten as class)
* cosmetics
* tested up to 4.1

= 1.2 (2014-07-28) =
* Spanish translation
* Serbo-Croatian translation

= 1.1 (2014-06-03) =
* Multilingual support added
* German translation

= 1.0 (2013-09-30) =
* Initial Release