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404 ReDirector vs WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post

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

WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post is the safest pick: health B · 77 against 55 for 404 ReDirector, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

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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	404 ReDirector	WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	30K–40K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-22%	Stable ✓
Overall health	C · 55	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	25/100	64/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	3	113 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.0y ago	12mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	109	3.8K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+27%	+4%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	7.1% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

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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.