Graceful Error Pages

Every WordPress site shows the same plain white error screen when something goes wrong. It looks broken. It destroys trust. Graceful Error Pages replaces it with a page that matches your brand — automatically, the moment you activate it.

What it replaces:

• The wp_die() error screen (permission errors, expired links, security blocks)
• PHP fatal error screens (white screen of death)

Features:

• Zero-config activation — works immediately with auto-detected site name, logo, and colors
• Five built-in templates — Minimal, Corporate, Friendly, Dark, and Starter
• Brand customization — logo, colors, heading, message, and redirect URL
• Merge tags — dynamic content like {site_name} and {year}
• Self-contained styling — no theme or CDN dependencies (works even during fatal errors)
• API safe — only overrides HTML output; REST API, AJAX, and JSON responses are untouched
• WP-CLI safe — automatically skips CLI contexts
• Lightweight — zero overhead on normal page loads; only runs when an error occurs
• Fully translatable — all strings use WordPress i18n functions

How it works:

1. 01Activate the plugin
2. 02Your site’s error pages are instantly branded with auto-detected settings
3. 03Optionally customize via Settings > Error Pages

Source Code

The full source code, including unminified JavaScript and build tools, is available at: github.com/codeverbojan/graceful-error-pages

To build from source:

1. 04Clone the repository
2. 05Run composer install
3. 06