How to change 404 Not Found response to 410 Gone?

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 20:15:44 +0000

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to change the default 404 Not Found response in Question2Answer to 410 Gone, for some permanently removed pages.

I modified this core file:
qa-include/pages/qa-page-not-found.php

I replaced this line:
header('HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found');

with:
header($_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'] . ' 410 Gone');

However, when I test the page in the browser, I get a 200 OK response instead 410 Gone.

How can I properly make Q2A respond with a 410 Gone status code instead 404 Not Found?

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How to change 404 Not Found response to 410 Gone?