[Plugin: Display Name Author Permalink] Solution: Redirecting to a page rather than including 404.

If a user tries to access the profile page using an existing log-in name, a 404 (error) is presented.

It may be just on my end but the 404 template is placed above the profile page i.e. if I scroll down.

Instead, it’s possible to just redirect the user a specific page of your choice should you wish/need.

Edit:

display-name-author-permalink/display-name-author-permalink.php

Find:

// redirect template to use 404 template
	function redirect_404() {
		include(get_404_template());
		return;
	}

Replace with:

// redirect template to use 404 template
	function redirect_404() {
		//include(get_404_template());
		//return;
                wp_redirect( "https://www.yourwebsite/yourpage" );
	}

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