Storefront theme 404 page customizations

Customizes the Storefront theme’s 404 landing page contents.

add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {

	// 404 Only
	if( ! is_404() ) {
		return;
	}

	// Change 404 Body
	add_filter( 'gettext', function( $text ) {

		switch( $text ) {

			// Match Theme's 404 Body Text
			case 'Nothing was found at this location. Try searching, or check out the links below.':
				echo wpautop(
					'Nothing was found at this location. Try searching, or check out the links on this page.'
				);

				// Show General Site Search Form
				get_search_form();

				// Cancel Default Behavior
				return '';
				break;

			case 'Promoted Products':
			case 'Featured Products':
			case 'On Sale Now':
			case 'New In Store':
			case 'Product Categories':
			case 'Popular Products':
				return '';
				break;

			// Other Strings
			default:
				return $text;
		}

	} );

	// Prevent Promoted Products Widgets
	global $shortcode_tags;
	unset( $shortcode_tags['featured_products'] );
	unset( $shortcode_tags['sale_products'] );
	unset( $shortcode_tags['recent_products'] );
	unset( $shortcode_tags['best_selling_products'] );

	// Hide Product Search Widget Section
	add_action( 'wp_print_footer_scripts', function() {

		?>
		<script type="text/javascript">
			document.querySelector( 'section[aria-label="Search"]' )
				.style.display = 'none';
		</script>
		<?php

	} );

} );

How to use

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  2. Install and activate Code Snippets
  3. WP Admin > Snippets > Add New
  4. Copy and paste the code from the Description tab above
  5. Check to ensure formatting came over properly and no syntax errors show up in the editor
  6. Customize the code as desired
  7. Add a meaningful title
  8. Select whether to run on front-end or back-end (or both)
  9. Click “Save and Activate”
  10. Test your site to ensure it works
  11. Disable if any problems, or recover
  12. Repeat for live environment

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