Add Google Ajax To Your WP 404 Page
I think I have finally found an easy solution for my WordPress 404 page. The plugin is called AskApache Google 404.
This plugin after being installed, will display an Ajax powered Google search box. This search box will automatically perform a search for Jeffro2pt0 or the text contained within the link that generated the error. The Google search bar contains tabs for finding blog posts, videos, images, and results from across the web.
Now, instead of generating a simple error message with no way of finding what it is the browser was looking for, this plugin gives me a chance to offer the search bar to visitors who can at least ATTEMPT to find what it was they were looking for. I’ve also heard that by using this Google search bar, Google would be more appreciative to my site in terms of SEO, but I have no definitive proof.
If your a WordPress user and you don’t have a helpful 404 page, give the Apache Google 404 Plugin a try. It’s very easy to install and in the end, your visitors will be appreciative that you provided a way for them to try and find what it was they were looking for.
And by the way, Hello to all of you who have STUMBLED across this page. By all means, take your shoes off and make yourself at home.Â
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Comment by Brad on 19 September 2007
Very nice man! I’m going to add this into my blog tomorrow!
Comment by Jeffro on 19 September 2007
Hey Brad. When I clicked on your link in Twitter, it showed me the generic 404 page and thought you would probably appreciate this post. I didn’t send it to you but I would of eventually. Let me know what you think of the plugin after you install it.
Comment by Pete Balasch Jr. on 19 September 2007
Now that is use full. I like it I was wondering what to do after changing my website to a blog the error codes are not good. I’m going to install now
Thanks Pete Balasch Jr
Hey I found some more rss feeders
Comment by Brad on 20 September 2007
Set it up today, typical wordpress plugin install. Easy!
http://strangework.com/brad
hacked it a bit to get rid of my blog title from the search query
Comment by Simonne on 22 September 2007
This is cool! I’m going to give it a try, because I never bothered to customize my 404 page. Thanks.
Comment by Jeffro on 22 September 2007
Hey Simonne. I’ve seen at least 3-5 blogs that have visited this site and have actually installed the plugin to their own blog. So far, everybody has really loved the plugin.
Comment by Jeffro on 22 September 2007
Just wanted to let everyone know that I have asked the plugin author who the sponsored links part of the plugin is linked to. I just want to know for informational purposes if this plugin author is making money off of every plugin installation.
Comment by AskApache on 1 November 2007
Jeffropt0,
That is a really great question that I had to search awhile to find. The answer is because this Search API is still so cutting-edge new, Google is the only one making any money from these Ads. It is still pretty beta now, but in the future it will very likely have the features we want. It is against the TOS to remove the ads, and currently you cannot hook your own AdSense account into the Search API. You can however use css to re-position the sponsored links.. like:
.gsc-control .gsc-ad-box {padding-top:100px;}
According to Does the AJAX Search API contain advertising?