Redirectioner vs Simple Htaccess Redirects

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Redirectioner

by Yoast

Health D44

Simple Htaccess Redirects

by Mike

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

RedirectionerSimple Htaccess Redirects

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Redirectioner	Simple Htaccess Redirects
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50% ✓	-67%
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	—
Reviews	41 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.8y ago	7.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	376 ✓	60
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5% ✓	0.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

RedirectionerSimple Htaccess Redirects

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.