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

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

Redirect 404 to Home Page is the safest pick: health B · 83 against 65 for Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page, led by stronger maintenance.

Redirect 404 to Home Page

by danielbolander

Health B83

Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page

by WPVibes

Health C65

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 to Home Page	Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	10K–20K ✓
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	B · 83 ✓	C · 65
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	96/100 ✓	36/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	2	45 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	74/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	1.6y ago
Downloads, last 30d	857	1.2K ✓
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.	-12%	+17%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	21% ✓	3.4%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Redirect 404 to Home PageRedirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page

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.