Website SEO smart 404
Enhance your Odoo website with Website Smart 404, a module designed to turn "Page Not Found" errors into opportunities. Instead of frustrating visitors, your 404 page now helps them find relevant content, products, or pages instantly.
- Intelligent Search Suggestions: Automatically display relevant pages when a visitor mistypes a URL, using fuzzy search.
- SEO-Friendly Error Handling: Choose how missing pages behave for SEO: return 404, return 410, redirect to homepage, or redirect to a custom URL.
- Custom 404 Page: Replace the default Odoo 404 image and text with your branding.
- Enhanced Navigation: Integrated pagination and highlighting of matched terms for easy discovery.
- Seamless Integration: Fully compatible with Odoo’s standard website search system.
Intelligent Search Suggestions:
Automatically display relevant pages when a visitor mistypes a URL, using fuzzy search.
Custom 404 Page
Replace the default Odoo 404 image and text to match your branding for a polished look.
Seamless Integration with Odoo Search
Fully compatible with Odoo’s standard website search system, no extra setup required.
SEO-Friendly Error Handling
Control how missing pages respond for SEO: 404, 410, redirect to homepage, or redirect to custom URL
Enhanced Navigation & Highlighting
Integrated pagination and highlighting of matched search terms for easy discovery.
Bounce Rate Reduction & Improved UX
Keep visitors engaged, reduce frustration, and improve the browsing experience on your website.
The Innovation Behind Our Product
Traditional 404 pages are dead ends—they show only an error message and often cause visitors to leave your site. Our product takes a new approach: instead of frustration, every “Page Not Found” becomes an opportunity.
The innovation lies in the smart combination of search technology and SEO strategies:
- With fuzzy search, the system recognizes misspelled words or shortened URLs and still suggests relevant content.
- Through flexible SEO behavior control (404, 410, or redirects), you maintain full control over how search engines interpret missing pages.
- With a customizable design, you can adapt the 404 page to your brand and present a polished, professional experience.
The result: a common website problem turns into a tool that keeps visitors engaged, strengthens your search engine visibility, and significantly improves user experience.
1.Intelligent Search Suggestions
When a visitor mistypes a URL, Smart 404 automatically suggests relevant pages, products, or content.
Using a technique called fuzzy search, the system recognizes near matches instead of exact URLs, meaning even spelling mistakes or small errors won’t lead to dead ends. This keeps users engaged, helps them find what they need quickly, and reduces frustration improving your website’s overall experience.
2.SEO-Friendly Error Handling
Smart 404 gives you control over how missing pages behave for search engines. You can choose to return a standard 404, mark the page as permanently gone with a 410 (which helps search engines update faster), or redirect visitors to the homepage or a custom page. This ensures that broken links do not harm your website’s SEO while still guiding users to useful content.
3.Custom 404 Page
Instead of showing a generic “Page Not Found” screen, you can create a fully branded 404 page with your own images and text. This makes your website feel professional and trustworthy, turns potential frustration into a helpful experience, and gives visitors confidence that your site is well-maintained.
4. Enhanced Navigation & Highlighting
Search results on your 404 page include pagination and highlighted keywords, making it easy for visitors to see relevant suggestions at a glance. This improves navigation by helping users quickly scan results, find the content they’re looking for, and continue exploring your site rather than leaving.
5. Seamless Integration with Odoo Search
Smart 404 works directly with Odoo’s standard website search system, meaning you don’t need any extra setup. It automatically leverages your existing content, products, and pages to provide meaningful suggestions. Visitors get consistent search results, and your website feels cohesive and intuitive.
6. Bounce Rate Reduction & Improved User Experience
By guiding visitors to relevant content even when URLs are mistyped, Smart 404 reduces frustration and keeps users engaged. This lowers bounce rates, encourages longer visits, and creates a smoother, more professional browsing experience all of which contribute to better user satisfaction and stronger SEO signals.
Installation and configuration of "Website SEO Smart 404 handler" in Odoo
Requirements
- Odoo 18 is already installed and running.
- You have Admin rights in Odoo.
Step 1: Installing the Module
- Open the Odoo backend: Log in to your Odoo 18 backend.
- Open the Apps module: Click on "Apps" in the main menu.
- Use the search function: Enter "website_seo_smart_404" in the search bar.
- Install the module: When the "Website Seo smart 404 handler" module appears, click the "Install" button.
Step 2: Configuring the Module
Activate developer mode.
Navigate to: Website → Configuration → Websites.
Select the "Smart 404" tab:
- Enable Smart 404 (seo_404_enabled)
- Turn this on to activate the enhanced 404 page features. When enabled, visitors who reach a missing page will see search suggestions and your custom 404 design.
- 404 SEO Behavior (seo_404_behavior)
- Decide what happens when someone visits a missing page:
- Return 404 – Shows the standard “Page Not Found” (recommended).
- Return 410 – Marks the page as permanently gone (helps search engines update faster).
- Redirect to homepage – Sends visitors to your homepage automatically.
- Redirect to custom URL – Send visitors to any page you choose.
- Custom Redirect URL (seo_404_custom_redirect_url)
- If you choose to redirect to a custom page, enter the URL here. This can be any page on your site or an external page.
- Result Limit (seo_404_limit)
- Set the number of search results to display
- Result Max Characters (seo_404_background_color)
- Set the maximum number of characters to display in the search results
- Result Pager Step (seo_404_max_nb_chars)
- Set the number of search result to display per page in the search results
- Background Color (seo_404_pager_step)
- Customize the background color of your 404 page to match your website’s look and feel.
- 404 Title (seo_404_title)
- Change the main headline text that appears on the 404 page. For example: “Oops! We couldn’t find that page.”
- 404 Sub-Title (seo_404_sub_title)
- Customize the smaller text under the main title, such as instructions or a friendly message to visitors.
- 404 Description (seo_404_description)
- Edit the text that introduces suggested pages or content to help visitors find what they were looking for.
- Custom 404 Image (seo_404_image)
- Replace the default 404 image with your own branding or illustration.
- Image Position (seo_404_image_position)
- Choose whether your custom 404 image appears on the left or right side of the page
once done, open your website in a browser.
Type a random URL that doesn’t exist.
Press Enter.
If odoo find, a page, blog, product etc,.. similar to the url, it will display the result
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| odoo version | 18.0 |