Legacy URL Suffix & SEO Preserver vs 301 Redirects

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

Health B77

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Legacy URL Suffix & SEO Preserver moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Legacy URL Suffix & SEO Preserver	301 Redirects
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 77	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	83/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	1	579 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	162	38.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.6%	7.1% ✓
Category	SEO	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Legacy URL Suffix & SEO Preserver301 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.