Auto Redirect 404 to Custom URL vs 301 WordPress Redirect Plugin

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

Auto Redirect 404 to Custom URL

by Nitya Saha

Health B73

301 WordPress Redirect Plugin

by Pranshtech Solutions Private Limited

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Auto Redirect 404 to Custom URL 301 WordPress Redirect 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	Auto Redirect 404 to Custom URL	301 WordPress Redirect Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 73	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	19d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	29	148 ✓
Category	SEO	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Auto Redirect 404 to Custom URL 301 WordPress Redirect 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.