404 pages

(Standard 404 Pages are dead-ends for users. By customizing a 404 page, a website can re-engage users.)
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=== What Problem This Solves  ===
=== What Problem This Solves  ===
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Standard 404 Pages are dead-ends for users. By customizing a 404 page, a website can re-engage users.  
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Standard 404 Pages are dead-ends for users. By customizing a 404 page, a website can re-engage users.<br>
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=== When to Use This Pattern  ===
=== When to Use This Pattern  ===
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New websites: Custom 404 pages should be part of the content deliverables for site launch.&nbsp;  
New websites: Custom 404 pages should be part of the content deliverables for site launch.&nbsp;  
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To quickly find a 404 page, enter websitename.com/404
=== What's The Solution?  ===
=== What's The Solution?  ===
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Why Use This Pattern  
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=== Why Use This Pattern ===
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Edit this. Describe the user and business benefits for this pattern, with links to evidence or additional research data if available.  
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Effective 404 pages can greatly reduce site abandonment.
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=== Examples Gallery  ===
=== Examples Gallery  ===
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'''Project Fedena'''
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'''Project Fedena'''  
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Grade: D (Well-designed. Not at all useful.)<br>
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Grade: D (Well-designed. Not at all useful.)<br>  
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[[Image:Project_fedena_404-not_useful.jpg]]
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[[Image:Project fedena 404-not useful.jpg]]  
'''Bonnier Corporation 404 Page''' (Publishers of Popular Science, Spa and Saveur, among others)  
'''Bonnier Corporation 404 Page''' (Publishers of Popular Science, Spa and Saveur, among others)  

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