Creative 404 page!

[narendra.s.v]

i just came by this flash 404 page design http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/pnf/pnf.htm maybe you can play without or blog about it ;)

[navjotjsingh]

Seems a nice way. But after a while, it gets monotonous and boring.

[sarahG]

Your best 404 page (from a usability point of view) is going to explain to the user how they've got to where they are and then either redirect them through to the front of the site or give them options to access the main parts of the site.

That game is just a novelty but I doubt many people actually arriving at a 404 page with that on would play with it.

[narendra.s.v]

@navjotjsingh yeah after all no words left to destroy!
@sarahG here is my own 404 error page http://www.techtreak.com/404

[sizzler_chetan]

Your best 404 page (from a usability point of view) is going to explain to the user how they've got to where they are and then either redirect them through to the front of the site or give them options to access the main parts of the site.

That game is just a novelty but I doubt many people actually arriving at a 404 page with that on would play with it.

Totally agree.
Generally a 404 page is a helper when someone reaches your blog for something but finds nothing.

A game there would not be a helper for the visitor.

[Dannymh]

Kind of fun, thought I have my 404 pages set to a HTML page that directs back to the site as well as holds some information and content, I want people away from the 404 page ASAP

[sarahG]

@sarahG here is my own 404 error page http://www.techtreak.com/404

Yeah that's a good example of a 404 page :)

[narendra.s.v]

thanks :) i think custom 404 pages are not popular these days like redirecting the users and helping them to find what they are looking for!

[DeskCoder]

@navjotjsingh yeah after all no words left to destroy!
@sarahG here is my own 404 error page http://www.techtreak.com/404

The picture is too big on your page, puts everything important below the fold.

thanks :) i think custom 404 pages are not popular these days like redirecting the users and helping them to find what they are looking for!

They SHOULD be popular, but I think people are either too lazy to make them, or don't know how beneficial they are.

[narendra.s.v]

yeah the picture is too BIG but i just kept it the set the width :)
oh and yeah maybe thats true people are just unaware!

[Kevin]

Yes I agree, I don't think it's a case of them not being 'popular'. Many bloggers and new webmasters are simply unaware of 404 errors or haven't set one up. I have to admit, I don't have 404 error pages on all of my sites. Lazy I know!

[narendra.s.v]

lol even not to BT blog? let me see :) hehe http://www.bloggingtips.com/narendra.s.v its there naah!

[EmmaB]

I need to get to work on customizing mine. I have the same theme as Neandra but I will be modifying it soon. I was going to change it to a modified Lightbreaker but readers said they wanted me to stay with the UBD theme

[narendra.s.v]

lol its not Neandra its Narendra (n.a.r.e.n.d.r.a) got it.!? :D
btw yeah after UBD made this free theme many bloggers are using it and i like it too :)
but i wonder why you kept too make ads in and too much blank space(i mean unfilled spots) in the sponsored section.!? :rolleyes: