404 Solution

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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

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

Share 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.

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

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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Older 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.

1. ★★★★★ Bruno Martinez

   3mo 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.

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2. ★★★★★ ixoyewarrior

   4mo 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

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3. ★★★★★ PluginRx

   1.3y 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!

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4. ★★★★★ frondmedia

   1.9y ago

   It is working great, frequent updates from the developer and is our seo saver!!! Thank you for your great job!

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5. ★★★★★ fikret20

   2.7y 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.

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6. ★★★★★ Fabrizio Pieroni

   2.7y ago

   Lo uso da un po’ e non ha mai creato problemi

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7. ★★★★★ crzyhrse

   2.8y 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.

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8. ★★★★★ amreshkramar

   2.9y ago

   A complete solution for 404 errors!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — 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
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
3. — 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
4. — 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
5. — 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
6. — 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

8 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. 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 ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 3.1.0 Patched in 3.1.1
2. Medium · 6.1 404 Solution <= 2.35.19 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-11-19 CVE-2024-11277 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.35.19 Patched in 2.35.20
3. 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
4. Critical · 9.1 404 Solution <= 2.35.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection ↗
   2024-02-17 CVE-2024-1068 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.35.7 Patched in 2.35.8
5. Medium · 5.3 404 Solution <= 2.33.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File ↗
   2023-12-28 CVE-2023-52146 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affects <= 2.33.0 Patched in 2.33.1
6. Medium · 6.6 404 Solution <= 2.34.0 - Authenticated(Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗
   2023-12-21 CVE-2023-50848 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 2.35.0 Patched in 2.35.0
7. 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 ('SQL Injection') Affects < 2.34.0 Patched in 2.34.0
8. Medium · 5.3 404 Solution <= 2.33.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2023-10-16 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.33.0 Patched in 2.33.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 8 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-10-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 15 days in tier
2. 2023-10-03 10K+ → 9K+ down after 5 days in tier
3. 2023-09-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 57 days in tier
4. 2023-08-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 75 days in tier
5. 2023-05-19 7K+ → 8K+ up after 69 days in tier
6. 2023-03-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 94 days in tier
7. 2022-12-07 5K+ → 6K+ up

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).

• 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! 30+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
• Nandann AI Smart 404 Redirects – Auto Fix Broken Links & Typos 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 300K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Redirection 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A

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404 Solution: 10K+ active installs, 4.9★ (44 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/404-solution