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Redirect External Links(Back Links) vs 301 Redirects & 404 Error Log

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

301 Redirects & 404 Error Log is the safest pick: health A · 87 against 45 for Redirect External Links(Back Links), led by lower removal risk.

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 External Links(Back Links) 301 Redirects & 404 Error Log
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. — 30K–40K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. — Stable ✓
Overall health D · 45 A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.4★ ✓
Reviews 1 28 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 39/100 97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Elevated Low ✓
Last updated 5.7y ago 3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 27 3.7K ✓
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. -61% +15%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. — 16% ✓
Category SEO SEO

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

Release activity

Redirect External Links(Back Links)301 Redirects & 404 Error Log

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.