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WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post vs Redirection

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

Redirection is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 77 for WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post, led by stronger maintenance.

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	WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post	Redirection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	2M–3M ✓
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 · 77	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	64/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	86/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	62/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	4.4★
Reviews	113	704 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	3.9K	642.5K ✓
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.	+8%	-34%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.1% ✓	2.5%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar PostRedirection

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.