Redirect the 404 error page to the homepage or any other page with logs. Supports permanent (301), temporary (302) redirects & not found (404).
As of April 2026, Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page with Logs is a WordPress 404 page plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 45 reviews. It has been downloaded 288K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Smart Custom 404 Error Page.
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.
Redirect 404 Error Page is very useful for themes with an ugly, uninformative 404 server error page that can’t be changed without…
Worked like a charm!
I am going to use it on all my sites in future.
What more is there to say.
Great plugin, save us a tons of time and help is to save money!
This plugin looks good. I have to use it even longer, but for now everything is OK
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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