WP Mobile Redirect vs Device-Based Redirect

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

Health D54

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

WP Mobile Redirect moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; Device-Based Redirect moved up one install band, 200+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Mobile Redirect	Device-Based Redirect
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+50% ✓
Overall health	D · 54	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	25/100	96/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	2	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.0y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	179	227 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8%	7.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Mobile RedirectDevice-Based 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.