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Redirectioner

by Yoast · Uncategorized

Also makes 6 other plugins · 13.2M+ installs across the portfolio →

Creates automatic redirects for 404 traffic and page suggestions when matches are not found providing better service to your web visitors.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned
How scoring works →
44 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 72/100
Support 70/100

44 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.

  • Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, well behind 6.8.

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

44 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 8/100
Rating quality 80/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 3151 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+432% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.1K

now · peak 2.4K

1.1K30d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Redirectioner · #5279 you Simple Htaccess Redi · #26053 Redirection · #22 Redirection · #434

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

3.9Stars · Aug 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

1.1Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

0

releases in the last 12 months

8.6y ago

latest release · v1.4.10

17

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.4.10 · 8.6y ago1.4.9 · 9.4y ago1.4.8 · 9.4y ago1.4.7 · 10.0y ago1.4.6 · 10.2y ago1.4.5 · 10.2y ago1.4.4 · 10.2y ago1.4.3 · 10.2y ago1.4.2 · 10.2y ago1.4.1 · 10.2y ago1.4.0 · 10.3y ago1.3.2 · 14.0y ago1.3.1 · 14.0y ago1.3 · 14.0y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.4 91%
v1.3 8.9%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
1K–2K ≈1.5K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-05-03 · 1,432 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Details

Version
1.4.10
Last updated
8.6y ago
Added
2011-11-21 · 14 yrs old
Requires WP
3.1
Tested up to
4.7.35
Requires PHP

Recent review vibe

read from the latest 12 reviews to 2017-04-25
Mixed PraiseBroken updatesSupport gone quietCompatibilityFeature requests

Fans call it the best 404 tool they've used, while others report redirects vanishing on their own, blank 404 pages, a WooCommerce endpoint conflict, and an author who's told at least one user the plugin isn't supported anymore.

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. ozzymuppet
    9.4y ago

    The functionality this plugin offers is incredible. More useful than any of the paid plugins I’ve purchased. Please ensure you keep updating this – I think you can have a real powerhouse here, along the lines of Yoast etc.

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  2. kritika120
    9.4y ago

    hello thank you for your plugin but I have a problem: I got blank pages when I activate your plugin for all 404 error pages. tried with automatic redirection and suggested posts.

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  3. Ramzii
    9.5y ago

    After spending a considerate amount adding old URL’s they just disappeared for no reason. Also, the plugin does not capture any 404 URL’s.

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  4. kevinu
    9.7y ago

    This plugin is not reliable at all. Many times I have set 404 redirects in this plugin only to come back a few days later and find all redirects gone.

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  5. Slllobodan
    9.7y ago

    Love this plugin, its simple and have everything i need, thank you. Maybe function to redirect all to specific page eg:home would would be a bonus, also small wp-admin dashboard widget would be grate. Just an idea. Grate plugin! Thank you

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  6. neothethird
    10.2y ago

    Was broken after 1.4.2, but 1.4.3 fixed it. Thank you for the great support, this is definitely the best 404 Plugin! (For some reason this site shows my rating as 2 stars, it should be 5 stars…)

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  7. rrhobbs
    11.1y ago

    The plugin author has never demonstrated much interest in maintaining the plugin but some kind soul seems to have taken it upon themselves to fork it to fix a security issue: https://github.com/GDKeller/404-redirected. I used 404 Redirected with much success for several years, several years ago, but had recently uninstalled it. I am trying it on a staging site; when I activated it, there was a warning banner, “The plugin generated 693 characters of unexpected output during activation. If you notice “headers already sent” messages, problems with syndication feeds or other issues, try deactivating or removing this plugin.” but otherwise no noticeable ill effects and the plugin seems to do what it has been designed to do. Obviously, your mileage may vary. Fingers x’d

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  8. Michael Tyler
    11.5y ago

    Not been updated for 2 years. Had a problem with it creating error messages on the server which were dealt with in this post. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-mysql-error?replies=10 Otherwise, works alright.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Arabic 34%
Dutch 16%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-05-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 533 days in tier
  2. 2024-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 337 days in tier
  3. 2023-12-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 349 days in tier
  4. 2023-01-13 5K+ → 4K+ down

Competes with

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