vB404 Error Page

vB404 Error Page

Mod Version: 1.00, by DeMiNe0

This modification is in the archives.

vB Version: 3.5.4	Rating: (1 vote - 4.00 average)	Installs: 18
Released: 18 May 2006	Last Update: 18 May 2006	Downloads: 41
Not Supported Template Edits Additional Files

Time To Install: 1 Minute

Live Demo: http://www.digitaltoxicity.net/URL-THAT-DOESN'T-EXIST

What Is it?:
vB404 is a very simple yet effective alternative to using the stock web server 404 redirect pages. This extention uses your vbulletin board, to display the 404 error, and also give the user an option of doing a search on your site only within google, as well as your forum search. This hack is only one template addition, and one file upload, and one file creation, or edit.

You MUST have either .htaccess support, or some other 404 page redirect supported by your web server.

Install Directions:
1. Upload 404.php to your forums directory.

2. Add the following template to your forums style:
Name: 404_error

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<if condition="$show['search_noindex']">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow" />
</if>
$headinclude
<title>$pagetitle</title>
$headinsert
</head>
<body>
$header <if condition="$navbar"> $navbar <else /> <br />
<br />
<br />
</if>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="0" width="100%" valign="top">
  <tr>
    <td class="thead">Sorry, the page you requested could not be found.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="100%" class="alt1"> Please check the URL for proper spelling and capitalization. If you're having trouble locating a destination on my site, try going to <a href="/">the main page</a>. Also, you may find what you're looking for if you try searching below. <br>
      <br>
      <table width="400"  border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
        <tr>
          <form action="http://www.google.com/search" name="searchbox" method="get" style="margin-left: 2em;" />
          <input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en" />
          <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
          <input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="$domain" />
          <td nowrap>Search The Site on Google:</td>
          <td><input maxlength="256" size="40" name="q" class="bginput" value="" /></td>
          <td><input type="submit" value="Search" name="btnG" class="button" /></td>
          </form>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table width="400"  border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
        <tr>
          <form action="$vboptions[bburl]/search.php" method="post">
          <input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
		  <input type="hidden" name="showposts" value="0" />
		  <input type="hidden" name="quicksearch" value="1" />
		  <input type="hidden" name="s" value="" />
          <td align="right" nowrap>Search The Forums:</td>
          <td><input maxlength="256" size="40" class="bginput" name="query" value="" /></td>
          <td><input type="submit" value="Search" class="button" /></td>
          </form>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <br></td>
  </tr>
</table>
<if condition="!$show['enableforumjump']">
<!-- forum jump -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center">
  <tr>
    <td>$forumjump</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<!-- / forum jump -->
</if> <br />
$footer
</body>
</html>

3. Create or edit an .htaccess file in the very root of your site, and add the following lines:

Code:

#    "404 Not Found",
ErrorDocument  404  /path/to/404.php

Replace path/to with your forums path. For example, mine reads:
ErrorDocument 404 /forums/404.php

4. Click the Install Button!

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