404 Solution
by Aaron · Uncategorized
Automatically redirect 404 errors to the right page using a 7-engine matching pipeline and spell-checking algorithm. Zero configuration required.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “redirect” and “broken links” for “410” and “error 404”. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “410” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “broken links” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “error 404” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 1.2M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 62 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-06-01Older reviewers praise the redirect logging and quick developer fixes, while the newest ones report AJAX timeouts on the captured 404s table and one says basic functions have stayed broken for months.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 29 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 44 reviews, smoothed to 4.47★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
28
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| pipeline | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| spell check your tag | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| spell | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| 404 redirect your tag | #6 | #6 | down 3 |
| redirect 404 | #7 | #6 | down 3 |
| error 404 | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| typo | #5 | #4 | down 2 |
| 404 errors | #8 | #8 | down 3 |
| custom 404 | #6 | #7 | down 2 |
| 404 links | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| phpmyadmin | #6 | #4 | down 2 |
| 404 page | #7 | #7 | down 4 |
| matching | #11 | #11 | down 5 |
| 404 error | #8 | #10 | down 4 |
| spelling | #8 | #6 | down 2 |
| page 404 | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| scoring | #12 | #12 | down 3 |
| custom 404 page | #8 | #7 | down 2 |
| zero | #19 | #18 | up 1 |
| broken links your tag | #23 | #19 | 0 |
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
158 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 125 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “redirect” and “broken links” for “410” and “error 404”. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “410” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “broken links” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “error 404” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 74.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
62
releases in the last 12 months
29d ago
latest release · v4.3.6 · 2 Oct 2026
109
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Bruno Martinez5mo ago
Unfortunately, I have to warn that this plugin is full of bugs and installation is not recommended. I’ve been trying to point this out to the developer and get them fixed. It’s been almost 2 months, and basic functions of the plugin are still broken. Very sad to see this, as the idea of the plugin has potential.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ixoyewarrior6mo ago
when I look at all or captured 404s I get this message after a lengthy spinning wait:404 Solution: AJAX error while updating the table.HTTP status: textStatus: timeout errorThrown: timeout action: ajaxUpdatePaginationLinks subpage: abj404_captured
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PluginRx1.5y ago
I haven’t tried all of the features that this plugin has to offer as I intended to just use it temporarily to redirect users to a designated 404 page, but it does so much more. I really appreciate the logs that show me the crazy urls people/bots are trying to access. Had a minor issue with a php notice that I reported, and the developer quickly jumped on it and released an update. Kudos!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frondmedia2.1y ago
It is working great, frequent updates from the developer and is our seo saver!!! Thank you for your great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fikret202.8y ago
Ajax error when I want to search in the filtering section. I get Result: “parsererror”, error: {} error. Is there a solution? Thank you in advance for your reply.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fabrizio Pieroni2.9y ago
Lo uso da un po’ e non ha mai creato problemi
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crzyhrse2.9y ago
I am SO happy to find this plugin…… It is head and shoulders above every other similar plugin, in every way… Thank you so MUCH for making it available… 🙏🌻 P.S… Plus, when an issue did come up later, after I first did this review, the plugin author fixed it nicely in a timely manner… This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by crzyhrse.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amreshkramar3.1y ago
A complete solution for 404 errors!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.3.2 FIX: Fixed the email digest sending every day even when the notification frequency was set to Weekly (thanks to gardendarts for reporting this). The weekly/daily cadence is now enforced against the time the last digest w 4.3.2
- — Version 4.3.1 FIX: Fixed an out-of-memory error (thanks to johnegg and kalshyre for reporting this). FIX: Fixed other things that looked like possible out-of-memory errors during maintenance. Improvement: Made automatic error reportin 4.3.1
- — Version 4.3.0 Bug Fixes Fixed locale-stale labels in the Page Redirects view cache by storing status and type as integer codes only, translating labels at render time, and dropping the legacy translated-label columns during upgrade. F 4.3.0
- — Version 4.2.0 Bug Fixes Fixed the “Page Redirects” and “Captured 404s” admin tabs occasionally failing to load on busy sites. The cache-warmup pipeline could race against ongoing 404 traffic and report that the data snapshot was missi 4.2.0
- — Version 4.1.19 New Features Regex redirects are now auto-detected. When you save or import a redirect that contains regex characters (wildcards, brackets, pipes), the plugin automatically marks it as a regex redirect and applies the co 4.1.19
- — Version 4.1.18 Bug Fixes Fixed the admin table cache rebuild getting stuck on the same step after a dropped database connection. The rebuild now auto-resumes from where it stopped on the next request, instead of retrying the same faili 4.1.18
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.3.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.9 404 Solution <= 3.1.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection via 'filterText' Parameter ↗2025-12-12 CVE-2025-14477 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.1.0 Patched in 3.1.1
- 2024-11-19 CVE-2024-11277 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.35.19 Patched in 2.35.20
- Patched Medium · 5.3 404 Solution <= 2.35.17 - Missing Authentication to Sensitive Information Exposure ↗2024-11-15 CVE-2024-11094 Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session Affects <= 2.35.17 Patched in 2.35.18
- 2024-02-17 CVE-2024-1068 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.35.7 Patched in 2.35.8
- 2023-12-28 CVE-2023-52146 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affects <= 2.33.0 Patched in 2.33.1
- 2023-12-21 CVE-2023-50848 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.35.0 Patched in 2.35.0
- Patched High · 7.2 404 Solution <= 2.33.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via orderby ↗2023-10-23 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.34.0 Patched in 2.34.0
- 2023-10-16 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.33.0 Patched in 2.33.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically redirect 404 errors to the right page using a 7-engine matching pipeline and spell-checking a..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 18 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Yoast, Rank Math, Google Search Console and 7 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,367 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "spell check" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-10-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2023-10-03 10K+ → 9K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-09-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2023-05-19 7K+ → 8K+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2023-03-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 94 days in tier
- 2022-12-07 5K+ → 6K+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2022-09-28 4K+ → 5K+ up after 173 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Redirect Manager 301 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - M MP smart redirect: Simple 404 redirecter, without entering 404 pages and redirects! 20+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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Nandann AI Smart 404 Redirects – Auto Fix Broken Links & Typos 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Redirection 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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