404 Simple Redirect vs Better 404 Redirect To Homepage

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

404 Simple Redirect

by JordiPlana

Health D46

Better 404 Redirect To Homepage

by Anh Tran

Health D46

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 Simple Redirect	Better 404 Redirect To Homepage
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K ✓	600–700
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 46	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	3 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	50/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	3.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	109	249 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ 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.