Change Permalink Helper vs Simple Page Redirect

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

Health D50

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Change Permalink Helper moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Change Permalink Helper	Simple Page Redirect
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100 ✓	84/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	33 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.5y ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	193	6.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5%	8.8% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Change Permalink HelperSimple Page Redirect

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.