Plugin audit
Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page
Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
10K+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 45 reviews
Downloads / 30d
1.2K
Momentum
+19%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 2810 tracked SEO plugins: health 69 vs 66 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.7★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #8 custom homepage Down 2
- #10 homepage Down 2
- #16 permanent redirect
- #17 404 error
- #17 404 error log
- #18 temporary page Down 1
- #19 error 404 Down 1
- #23 404 to 301 Up 1
Tags still to break into the top 24: 404 page, redirect, redirect 404.
What to fix first
- 1
Ship an update
Last release was 599 days ago. wp.org lowers a listing's search weight once it goes about 180 days without a release.
- 2
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 3
Swap “404 page” for “homepage”
“404 page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “homepage” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 4
Readme fails 5 of 8 AI readiness checks
Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists.
Ranking signals
Listing score 74/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 599 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Strong
5.0★ over 45 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.5★
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 20 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Readme fails 5 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for, names what it works with and headings and lists. Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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