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  • June 14, 2019 at 12:18 am #1110142
    burlotc

    I have a home page “Home” and several other pages.
    Using the enfold settings I set this page as the home page.
    If I go to the base url of my site, a 404 page is displayed.
    If I set the 404 page with enfold to “redirect with selected page” and choose “Home” as 404 page, the home page is displayed with a
    “/?avia_forced_reroute=1”. I need to choose forced redirect, if not a 404 error code is returned (but the page is displayed)

    What’s wrong with my settings?

    The site is “https://alandshapedbywomen.com/”

    Thanks for any help.
    Stephan

    June 14, 2019 at 7:36 am #1110231
    Rikard

    Hi Stephan,

    It’s not a good idea to set your home page as the 404 page for the reasons you listed above, it will return a 404 error and it’s also not good UX since your users won’t know why they are on the home page. Wouldn’t it be better to use a dedicated 404 page and give your users the option to navigate to other pages from there?

    Best regards,
    Rikard

    June 14, 2019 at 11:43 am #1110282
    burlotc

    Hi Rikard,

    I know, but if I dont set the 404 page as the home, or if I remove the 404 page, the home page is not found.

    ie if I go to the root of my site https://alandshapedbywomen.com/, I have a standard “page not found”displayed.

    Did I miss how to set the home page? As stated in my question, I set the home page in “Frontpage settings”, but it doesnt work unless I force the 404 page as the home page.

    Thanks,
    Stephan

    June 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm #1110289
    burlotc

    EDIT: no, still doesnt work.

    Just found the problem:

    Removing the “Page Transitions” option solved my problem.
    Weird that it prevents the home page to display, but it now works.
    Dont know if it’s a bug.

    Anyway, thanks.
    Stephan

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by burlotc.
    June 14, 2019 at 1:59 pm #1110327
    burlotc

    OK, my bad.

    Somebody made a new home page and didn’t update the menu, that’s why.
    Since I’m taking over this site after a defacement, I have no idea of the site history.

    BTW, nice theme!

    Thanks,
    Stephan

    June 14, 2019 at 8:47 pm #1110492
    Jordan Shannon

    Hi,

    Did you need additional help or shall we close this topic?

    Best regards,
    Jordan Shannon

    June 14, 2019 at 10:43 pm #1110522
    burlotc

    No, you can close it.

    Thanks,
    Stephan

    June 14, 2019 at 11:23 pm #1110525
    Jordan Shannon

    Hi,

    I’m glad this was resolved. If you need additional help, please let us know here in the forums.

    Best regards,
    Jordan Shannon

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