Plugin audit
Redirect 404 to parent
Redirect 404 to parent is healthy and under-discovered, a promotion opportunity.
Active installs
60+
Rating
4.5★
wp.org · 2 reviews
Downloads / 30d
109
Momentum
+5% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 2803 tracked SEO plugins: health 82 vs 66 average .
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #4 parent
- #18 redirect 404 Down 2
- #24 404 redirect
What to fix first
- 1
“broken”, “redirect” and “url” aren't earning a slot
You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- 2
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.
- 3
Ask happy users for a review
A short in-plugin prompt after a success moment is the usual way. Reviews give the listing a rating people trust at install time.
Ranking signals
Listing score 89/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 164 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Neutral
2 reviews so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
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. No FAQ section.
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 →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 2 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Healthy but under-discovered
OpportunityThis plugin scores 82/100 on health yet sits at 60 installs. The product is good; distribution is the gap.
What to do: A WP Mayor review and placement can put it in front of the right audience.
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.
WP Mayor
Plugin promotion & growth
Redirect 404 to parent is a strong product that not enough people know about.
A WP Mayor review and placement put it in front of WordPress users who are choosing plugins.
- A WP Mayor review. An independent, in-depth review in front of a high-intent audience.
- Newsletter coverage. A feature in the WP Mayor newsletter, straight to subscribers.
- A sponsored placement. Targeted visibility across WP Mayor for a defined campaign.