404 to 301 vs SEO Redirection Plugin

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

404 to 301

by Syed Balkhi

Health A90

SEO Redirection Plugin

by wp-buy

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

404 to 301 SEO Redirection Plugin

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 to 301	SEO Redirection Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.62★ ✓	4.21★
Reviews	311 ✓	73
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	14.8K ✓	7.3K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

404 to 301 SEO Redirection Plugin

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.