Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page vs All 404 Redirect to Homepage

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

All 404 Redirect to Homepage is the safest pick: health A · 85 against 65 for Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page, led by stronger maintenance.

Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page

by WPVibes

Health C65

All 404 Redirect to Homepage

by wp-buy

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page	All 404 Redirect to Homepage
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	200K–300K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	C · 65	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	36/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	45	96 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	1.2K	140.4K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+17%	-28%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.4% ✓	3.1%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom PageAll 404 Redirect to Homepage

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.