While error pages like 404 Page Not Found are “standard” server messages, they don’t always present your site visitors with useful information. Ryan Battles joins the show to talk about ways to make your server and site error messages more effective. He discusses how developers should approach their ExpressionEngine templates to ensure that a correct 404 redirect occurs, and shares tips for customizing EE’s system messages and front-end form validation.

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Show Notes:

• ExpressionEngine Stack Exchange
• Peers
• Director-ee
• Goodbye Old 500 Page
• 404 Page Strategies with ExpressionEngine
• The Best 404 Error Pages Of All Time
• Nosh: 404
• Guide to 404 Pages with ExpressionEngine
• ExpressionEngine's Parse Order (PDF)
• New Relic
• Encaf 404 Email
• Firebug
• Web Developer Toolbar
• Freeform
• Custom System Messages
• Don't Make Me Think
• jQuery Validation Plugin
• Favorites
• jQuery Form Plugin

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