Redirect 404 to parent vs Redirection

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

Health B79

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Redirect 404 to parent moved up one install band, 50+ to 60+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Redirect 404 to parent	Redirection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 79	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	62/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	704 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	106	655.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	2.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Redirect 404 to parentRedirection

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.