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Do you have a suggestion on how I can get a random 404 page displayed when a page isn't found.

I use Wordpress and am currently using a custom 404.php file for displaying a 404 page but what I want is to have three or four different pages that are displayed randomly when a visitor 404s.

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$num = Rand (1,4);
switch ($num) { // Here's 4 different examples
 case 1:
 echo "<div>content goes here</div>"; //normal HTML
 case 2:
 echo $string_output_youve_set_earlier; //HTML in a string
 case 3:
 include 'random_block_3.php'; //a PHP block
 case 4:
 get_template_part('random','four'); //Using WordPress's own engine
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OK, thanks for your help. Can I just use include random_block_1.php; for each of the cases? Would the name of the file then be random_block_1.php, random_block_2.php etc.? Also, if I use WP engine, how does it specify template file to be used? –  user11320 Dec 19 '11 at 12:55
Works flawlessly! Thanks! –  user11320 Dec 19 '11 at 21:04

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