Best custom 404 plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom 404 plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Smart Custom 404 Error Page leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Custom 404 Pro (7K+) and Colorlib 404 Customizer (5K+). All 10 plugins tagged “custom 404” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 custom 404 plugins
- 1.
Smart Custom 404 Error PageThe most installed custom 404 plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,198 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Custom 404 Pro7K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 22 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Colorlib 404 Customizer5K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 51 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Custom 404 Handler40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Page as 40440+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
404 Designer30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
jassn 404 Monitor, Redirection, Custom 404 PageFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Easy Custom 404 PageFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
SEO 404 Redirect ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 10.
Axon 404Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
All 10 plugins tagged “custom 404”
Smart Custom 404 Error Page
#369by NerdPress5 months ago
Create a custom 404 error page the easy way! No coding, and no redirects.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.2K)
- Downloads
- 315/day
Custom 404 Pro
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,634by Kunal2 months ago
Take control of every 404 on your site — redirect visitors to a custom page or URL, log what broke, and get notified when it matters.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.2(22)
- Downloads
- 47/day
Colorlib 404 Customizer
Up in the last 7 days:3#3,026by colorlibplugins1 month ago
Replace your theme's plain 404 page with one of 20 ready-made designs, edited live in the Customizer. No code, no page builder.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.7(51)
- Downloads
- 45/day
Custom 404 Handler
Down in the last 7 days:1,355#21,863by jfkconsulting1 year ago
Customized 404 page, error logging with analysis, automatic redirects and export functionality.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Page as 404
#22,902by Rareview®1 month ago
The lightweight and core-friendly way to manage your site's 404 response using a standard Page within your site
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
404 Designer
Down in the last 7 days:43#24,073by Hamza Mairaj5 months ago
Easily set a custom 404 error page using any WordPress page. Design your 404 page as a regular page and use it as the 404 template for your site.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
jassn 404 Monitor, Redirection, Custom 404 Page
Up in the last 7 days:12,870#58,021by Jaswant Singh1 month ago
Monitor 404 errors, manage redirects, and show a custom 404 page with multiple templates.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Custom 404 Page
Up in the last 7 days:3,121#63,719by ReorMadrid1 year ago
Customize your 404 error page very easy. Simply select a page and save.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SEO 404 Redirect Manager
#66,015by voviln1 year ago
Redirects users from 404 pages to the homepage or a custom URL using a 301 redirect, enhancing user experience and SEO.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Axon 404
Down in the last 7 days:17,121#71,974by Quaxen4 years ago
A simple and easy to use custom 404 page, or basic 404 to home page redirect.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day