WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post vs Redirection

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

WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post

by Konrad Chmielewski

Health B81

Redirection

by John Godley

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post Redirection

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post	Redirection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	B · 80
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	74/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	86/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	38/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.83★ ✓	4.40★
Reviews	113	702 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3.7K	573.5K ✓
Category	SEO	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post Redirection

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.