Extension less URLs and custom error pages

If you are using extensionless URLs for your products or webpages you may notice that custom 404 error page may not be working for a missing extension less URL. In order make custom error pages work with extension less URLs in gold you will have add an extra piece of configuration. Following is a step by step guide about enabling custom error pages while using extension less URLs.

• Edit your Website/web.config file
• Locate following element

    <system.webServer>
  

• Add following configurations under system.webServer element

    <httpErrors errorMode="Custom">
      <remove statusCode="404" subStatusCode="-1" />
      <error statusCode="404" subStatusCode="-1" path="/Errors/PageNotFound.aspx" responseMode="ExecuteURL" />
    </httpErrors>
  

• If your install is running under Virtual Directory/Application for example yourstore.com/shop then make sure you have path prefixed with Virtual Directory/Application name. For example for /shop it should look like following

    <httpErrors errorMode="Custom">
      <remove statusCode="404" subStatusCode="-1" />
      <error statusCode="404" subStatusCode="-1" path="Shop/Errors/PageNotFound.aspx" responseMode="ExecuteURL" />
    </httpErrors>
  

• Save web.config file and now custom 404 error page should appear for missing extension less URLs.