Custom 404 Pages

Trongate has always made 404 pages dead simple. In v2 it's even cleaner.

The Single Source of Truth

Open this file →

And you'll find this line →

When a URL cannot be matched, Trongate automatically calls →

The above code simply loads this view →

It uses the exact same mechanism as admin() and public().

Three Ways to Customize Your 404 Pages

Option 1 – Quick & Easy (most common)

Just edit the existing file →

Make it friendly, funny, or brutally honest – your call.

Option 2 – Use a Different View in the templates Module

Add a new method to this file →

Create this view →

Then change the constant →

Option 3 – Point to Any Module/Method You Like

Want a completely custom 404 page with extra logic? Point the constant anywhere →

Trongate will automatically call that module and method.

Real-World Example (Simple & Clean)

Here's a tidy, beginner-friendly custom 404 that still feels professional →

You can, of course, make it as fancy as you like later – add logging, suggested pages, a search box – but the pattern is always the same: one constant, one method, one template.

One line in config.php → total control over every 404.

No hooks, no events, no middleware. Just Native PHP doing what it does best.

Congratulations! You now know everything there is to know about templates in Trongate v2.

Go build something beautiful.