Trouble Setting Up Custom 404 Page

[jayjay123]

Hi @arminunruh I’m struggling to set up a custom 404 page in Lay Theme and I’m a bit confused about how Lay handles it.

Here’s my situation:
I cannot find any existing 404 page or template in the backend.

I created a normal page and named it “404”, but WordPress automatically changes the permalink to 404-2, which makes me think that a 404 page already exists somewhere — but I can’t find it anywhere in:
• Pages
• Templates
• Customizer
• Lay Theme settings

Also, when I add any random slug like:
https://energiebuero-hetschko.de/hpajdsapjdsaü
I don’t get a 404 page, instead, I always get redirected to the homepage.

PW: test

I also tried creating a 404 as a template, but I can’t find any way to assign a template to a page as 404.

Dont’ know if it helps but I use yoast free plugin for SEO.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[arminunruh]

there is no 404 page. if you visit a URL that doesnt exist, then the frontpage just shows up.

why would you need a 404 page?