Wordpress change all 404 to 410 error code

Question

My wordpress site has nearly 3000 posts that was deleted recently. Instead of showing error code 404, How do I show error code 410 to all deleted or not found posts and pages?

Answer 1

you don't need to create a page. just add this code before the get_header(); in you 404.php template

header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . " 410 Gone");

Hope this helps!