Go Redirects URL Forwarder vs 301 Redirects

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

Go Redirects URL Forwarder

by WPKube

Health A86

301 Redirects

by WebFactory

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Go Redirects URL Forwarder 301 Redirects

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	Go Redirects URL Forwarder	301 Redirects
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	4	578 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	28d ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	918	78.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Go Redirects URL Forwarder 301 Redirects

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.