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bradp/static-404
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Quickly output a 404 for static files that aren't found, rather than loading the normal 404 page

1.1.0(4y ago)27149[1 issues](https://github.com/bradp/static-404/issues)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP

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Static 404
==========

[](#static-404)

> A WordPress plugin to quickly send a 404 for missing static files.

Quickly output a 404 for static files that aren't found, rather than loading the normal 404 page.

Any static files ( images, text, pdfs, etc ) that don't exist will 404 as soon as possible, rather than loading the entire WordPress application.

Details
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[](#details)

By default, the list of extensions to check are the results of `wp_get_ext_types`, but can be filtered with `static_404_extensions`.

The output is a static page with the text `404 Not Found`, this text can be edited by filtering `static_404_message`.

A 404 status code will be used, but can be filtered with `static_404_response_code`.

Passing true to `static_404_should_process_request` will short-circuit and skip processing the request. This filter gets passed the current request.

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance28

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 86.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1777d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66798?v=4)[Brad Parbs](/maintainers/bradp)[@bradp](https://github.com/bradp)

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Top Contributors

[![bradp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66798?v=4)](https://github.com/bradp "bradp (19 commits)")[![jeffpaul](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2818133?v=4)](https://github.com/jeffpaul "jeffpaul (2 commits)")[![ImgBotApp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31427850?v=4)](https://github.com/ImgBotApp "ImgBotApp (1 commits)")

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Tags

404error-handlingwordpresswordpress-plugin

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