404 pages

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404 Pages, also known as Error Pages or Not Found error messages, alert users that the content they were looking for could not be located on a specific server. These page can (and should) be customized.<br>
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404 Pages, also known as Error Pages or Not Found error messages, alert users that the content they were looking for could not be located on a specific server. These page can (and should) be customized.
=== What Problem This Solves  ===
=== What Problem This Solves  ===
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'''New websites:'''&nbsp;Custom 404 pages should be part of the content deliverables for site launch.&nbsp;  
'''New websites:'''&nbsp;Custom 404 pages should be part of the content deliverables for site launch.&nbsp;  
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'''Tip:'''&nbsp;To quickly find a 404 page, enter websitename.com/404
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'''Tip:'''&nbsp;To quickly find a 404 page, enter websitename.com/404  
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=== What's The Solution?  ===
=== What's The Solution?  ===
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*Include the top navigational menu to give users a map back to familiar territory  
*Include the top navigational menu to give users a map back to familiar territory  
*Do not blame the user for making a mistake
*Do not blame the user for making a mistake
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=== Why Use This Pattern  ===
=== Why Use This Pattern  ===
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===
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#To come (Be wary of many of the "great 404 pages!" sites out there. Many are design-heavy with little to no usefulness. See Project Fedena example below.
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#To come (Be wary of many of the "great 404 pages!" sites out there. Many are design-heavy with little to no usefulness. See Project Fedena example below.)
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=== Examples Gallery  ===
=== Examples Gallery  ===
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[[Image:Emma_404.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>
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[[Image:Emma 404.jpg|thumb|left|Emma 404.jpg]]<br>  
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'''SAP 404 Page'''  
'''SAP 404 Page'''  
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[[Image:Sap_404-mediocre_404_page.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>  
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[[Image:Sap 404-mediocre 404 page.jpg|thumb|left|Sap 404-mediocre 404 page.jpg]]<br>  
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'''Project Fedena'''  
'''Project Fedena'''  
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Grade: D (Well-designed. Not at all useful.)<br>  
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[[Image:Project_fedena_404-not_useful.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>
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[[Image:Project fedena 404-not useful.jpg|thumb|left|Project fedena 404-not useful.jpg]]<br>  
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'''Bonnier Corporation 404 Page'''  
'''Bonnier Corporation 404 Page'''  
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(Publishers of Popular Science, Spa and Saveur, among others)  
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[[Image:Bonniercorp 404-awful 404.jpg|thumb|left|Bonniercorp 404-awful 404.jpg]]
=== Categories  ===
=== Categories  ===
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Editorial Patterns
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[[Category:Editorial|Editorial Patterns]]

Latest revision as of 17:41, 4 February 2011

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