Hey there! Currently if someone is not logged in or has no right to access a private thread, they get the message: Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.. For example: https://meta.discourse.org/sdvsd I was wondering if there is an option to distinguish between “doesn’t exist” and “is priva…

Enable the detailed 404 page option in your site settings.

Thanks Jeff. Where do I find that? I just browsed through the settings but there are so many I can’t find this one :frowning:

Search detailed 404 in your site settings [Screenshot 2020-01-23 at 14.01.49]

Thanks, @david . After checking that option, I see no difference. I get the exact same message both for invalid and private urls. Maybe it’s a translation thing, as I am using the Spanish language? Here is an invalid URL: https://comunidad.ebrolis.com/cvdscvsd And here is a private topic: https://c…

Can you upgrade to latest to make sure the bug has not already been fixed?

That doesn’t seem to fix it, @zogstrip :frowning:

Making a distinction between private and non-existing page message

Support

david (David Taylor) January 23, 2020, 2:02pm 4

Search detailed 404 in your site settings

Topic		Replies	Views
Message page doesn't exist Support	6	603	June 27, 2020
Different error pages for 404 (not found) and 401 (private) Support	12	1492	July 23, 2020
Custom 404 page - existing plugins? Support	21	2597	June 3, 2020
Partial view of hidden content Feature	25	2714	June 30, 2020
Changing doesnt-exist-not-found functionality to encourage users to join? Feature	3	599	December 13, 2019

Making a distinction between private and non-existing page message

Related topics