{"id":2758,"date":"2024-12-31T20:26:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T20:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-magento-2-homepage-404-error\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:32:54","slug":"magento-2-homepage-404-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/magento-2-homepage-404-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Magento 2 Homepage 404 Error"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Magento 2 Homepage 404 error<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is commonly reported by merchants after a fresh installation of Magento or an upgrade. In this post, I am going to share a working solution for Magento 2 Homepage not found error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The homepage is an important page of any online store. It acts as a medium for visitors to learn more about your business before they become customers. The Magento 2 homepage 404 error can affect the conversions in your online store and directly affect the revenue. The SEO impact of a 404 error on the Magento 2 homepage can not be just ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you\u2019re facing the Magento 2 homepage not found an error in your live site, fix it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There can be mainly two reasons your Magento 2 homepage is throwing the 404 error:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incorrect Page Setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>URL Rewrite Issue<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s see the complete step-wise method to solve the homepage 404 error in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/business.adobe.com\/products\/magento\/magento-commerce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento 2<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method to Solve the Magento 2 Homepage 404 Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try each of the following methods to fix the Magento 2 homepage not found the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"incorrect-page-setup\">Incorrect Page Setup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The probable reason for Magento 2 homepage 404 can be your store configuration pointing to a wrong CMS page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Follow these steps to set the correct CMS page for homepage:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log into Magento 2 admin panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the left panel, click&nbsp;<strong>Stores &gt; Settings &gt; Configuration<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the&nbsp;<strong>Web&nbsp;<\/strong>section, and expand&nbsp;<strong>Default Pages<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure that&nbsp;<strong>CMS Home Page&nbsp;<\/strong>points to the correct page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Select-CMS-page-in-Magento-2.png\" alt=\"Select correct CMS page for homepage in Magento 2\" class=\"wp-image-31185\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Save Config<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flush system cache in&nbsp;<em><strong>System &gt; Cache Management&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>and check if the homepage still shows the 404 error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem will be solved if it was due to wrong CMS page selection in the configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Magento 2 homepage 404 error still persists, then it can be because of URL Rewrite issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"url-rewrite-issue\">URL Rewrite Issue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The homepage (with blank request path) may be pointing to a non-existing target path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can fix Magento 2 Homepage 404 Error by deleting the entry with blank&nbsp;<code>request_path<\/code>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<code>url_rewrite<\/code>&nbsp;table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Magento database, open the&nbsp;<code>url_rewrite<\/code>&nbsp;table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run the following SQL query to find the entries with blank request path:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">SELECT * FROM url_rewrite WHERE request_path='';<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delete the entries by using the followng SQL Query:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">DELETE FROM url_rewrite WHERE request_path='';<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finally,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/clear-magento-2-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flush system cache<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ta-daa! The Magento 2 homepage will start working again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you\u2019ll find the above solution helpful to fix Magento 2 homepage 404 issue. Check the CMS page configuration, and correct the URL rewrite in the database to fix the Magento 2 homepage 404 error issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for reading.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magento 2 Homepage 404 error&nbsp;is commonly reported by merchants after a fresh installation of Magento or an upgrade. 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