Add a minimumAge config setting for PagePathHistory module per processwire/processwire-issues#1014 and add an option for throwing a 404 while still allowing PagePathHistory to perform redirects (if it has any). Also add a function: wire404(); that you can call for this, in addition to: throw new Wire404Exception(true);

wire/core/Exceptions.php

@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ class Wire404Exception extends WireException {
 	 *
 	 */
 	const codeFile = 4044;
+
+	/**
+	 * 404 is a result of a front-end wire404() function call
+	 * 
+	 * #pw-internal
+	 * 
+	 */
+	const codeFunction = 4045;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Anonymous 404 with no code provided 

wire/core/Functions.php

@@ -1210,6 +1210,24 @@ function wireRegion($key, $value = null) {
 	return $result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stop execution with a 404 unless redirect URL available (for front-end use)
+ * 
+ * This is an alternative to using a manual `throw new Wire404Exception()` and is recognized by
+ * PW as a front-end 404 where PagePathHistory (or potentially other modules) are still allowed
+ * to change the behavior of the request from a 404 to something else (like a 301 redirect). 
+ * 
+ * #pw-group-common
+ * 
+ * @param string $message Optional message to send to Exception message argument (not used in output by default)
+ * @throws Wire404Exception
+ * @since 3.0.147
+ * 
+ */
+function wire404($message = '') {
+	throw new Wire404Exception($message, Wire404Exception::codeFunction); 
+}
+
 /**
  * Create new WireArray, add given $items to it, and return it
  *