Fix Multiple Redirects vs Canonical SEO

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

Fix Multiple Redirects

by jurajpuchky

Health D40

Canonical SEO

by Toma

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Fix Multiple RedirectsCanonical SEO

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	Fix Multiple Redirects	Canonical SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+800% ✓
Overall health	D · 40 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	33/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	60/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.4★ ✓	—
Reviews	4 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	60/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	13.7y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	68	446 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	340% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Fix Multiple RedirectsCanonical SEO

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.