Topic: Custom 404 page

GuideDolomiti

April 3, 2025 at 10:00 pm

Hi,

I’m using GeneratePress on my multilingual WordPress website, and I’m also using WPML to manage translations.

I have created a custom 404 page for each language using the WordPress editor. I was wondering if it’s possible to modify the default GeneratePress 404 behavior so that it loads the appropriate custom page I created, depending on the current language.

Here is the default 404 template code from the theme:

<?php
/**
 * The template for displaying 404 pages (Not Found).
 *
 * @package GeneratePress
 */

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
}

get_header(); ?>

	<div <?php generate_do_attr( 'content' ); ?>>
		<main <?php generate_do_attr( 'main' ); ?>>
			<?php
			/**
			 * generate_before_main_content hook.
			 *
			 * @since 0.1
			 */
			do_action( 'generate_before_main_content' );

			generate_do_template_part( '404' );

			/**
			 * generate_after_main_content hook.
			 *
			 * @since 0.1
			 */
			do_action( 'generate_after_main_content' );
			?>
		</main>
	</div>

	<?php
	/**
	 * generate_after_primary_content_area hook.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0
	 */
	do_action( 'generate_after_primary_content_area' );

	generate_construct_sidebars();

	get_footer();

Is there a way to make this template redirect or display a specific page I created (depending on the current language) instead of the default 404 template part?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Thank you,
Enrico

GuideDolomiti

April 3, 2025 at 10:48 pm

Hi,

I wanted to follow up on my previous support request regarding setting up a custom 404 page for each language in my multilingual site (using WPML). I have now successfully resolved the issue and no longer require assistance.

Here’s the solution I implemented:

I modified the content-404.php file in my GeneratePress child theme to dynamically load the correct 404 page based on the current language. Here’s the code I used:

<?php
/**
 * Custom multilingual 404 page for GeneratePress.
 */

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
}

?>
<div class="inside-article">

	<?php do_action( 'generate_before_content' ); ?>

	<header <?php generate_do_attr( 'entry-header' ); ?>>
		<h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><?php _e( 'Oops! That page can’t be found.', 'generatepress' ); ?></h1>
	</header>

	<div class="entry-content">
		<?php
		// Map custom 404 pages by language
		$custom_404_pages = [
			'it' => 123, // Italian 404 page ID
			'en' => 456, // English 404 page ID
			'ja' => 789, // Japanese 404 page ID
		];

		// Get the current language with WPML
		$current_lang = apply_filters( 'wpml_current_language', NULL );

		// Find the correct 404 page ID
		$custom_page_id = isset( $custom_404_pages[ $current_lang ] ) ? $custom_404_pages[ $current_lang ] : 123;

		// Display the content of the custom 404 page
		echo '<div class="custom-404-page">';
		echo apply_filters( 'the_content', get_post_field( 'post_content', $custom_page_id ) );
		echo '</div>';
		?>
	</div>

	<?php do_action( 'generate_after_content' ); ?>

</div>

I still want to thank you, and I hope I didn’t take up too much of your time!
Enrico

Alvind
April 3, 2025 at 11:53 pm

Hey Enrico, I’m glad to hear you managed to find a solution! 🙂

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.

Are you a GenerateCustomer?

Just browsing?

Custom 404 page