Send Polylang 404s to the Visitor's Language Homepage
Redirects visitors who hit a missing page in a secondary Polylang language to that language's homepage, so they are not dropped onto a 404 page.
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Code
add_action( 'template_redirect', function () {
if ( ! is_404() || ! function_exists( 'pll_current_language' ) ) {
return;
}
$current = pll_current_language();
if ( ! $current || pll_default_language() === $current ) {
return;
}
wp_safe_redirect( pll_home_url( $current ), 302 );
exit;
} );Notes
Uses a 302 so your 404 reports still show broken links. The default language keeps the normal 404 page.
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