Custom Error Pages Plugin

WordPress offers inbuilt support for custom 404 pages on all themes. But what about custom pages for other common errors like 401 and 403? You end up seeing a bland error page of the Web Server.

With this plugin you can easily create custom 401 and 403 error pages with any theme without writing a single line of code!!! And the best part is that you set it and forget it. Yes, you don’t have to do any changes even if you change themes. The heading and text you want on 401 and 403 error pages are displayed on the currently active theme.

Further Reading

• Create WordPress 401 and 403 error pages WITHOUT using this plugin
• The Custom Error Pages Plugin official homepage.

1. Install and activate the custom error pages plugin.
2. From the wp-admin go to Settings > Custom Error Pages, fill in the heading and content boxes, save the changes and preview it.
3. Configure your web server to use a custom error page.

Apache users edit your .htaccess file and add the following lines.

ErrorDocument 403 /index.php?status=403 ErrorDocument 401 /index.php?status=401 

Nginx users edit your nginx.conf file and add the following lines.

error_page 403 = /index.php?status=403 error_page 401 = /index.php?status=401 

Try accessing a file or directory which is forbidden like

http://www.example.com/.htaccess

http://www.example.com/wp-includes/

Did you see a custom 403 page in all the glory of your theme?

1. 

   Modify the title and content values of your custom error page from Settings > Custom Error Pages

2. 

   A Custom 403 Error page on the TwentyThirteen theme

3. 

   A Custom 403 Error page on the Customizr theme

4. 

   A Custom 403 Error page on the Expound theme

1.2

• Removed deprecated screen_icon() function
• Compatibility check with WordPress 6.2

1.1

• Fixed a bug that displayed the thumbnail of Post ID 1
• Reduced repetitive code with inheritance
• Compatibility check with WordPress 3.8

1.0

• Initial version