404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
Also makes 98 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Redirect manager for 301, 302 and 307 redirection. Monitor and fix 404 errors, log every broken link and protect your SEO after a migration.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈190K estimated
Momentum
-25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “broken links” and “redirection” for “302” and “hits”. “broken links” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “302” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirection” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “hits” sits at #4 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 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 2.4M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 7 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 2026-07-06Reviewers are consistently happy, calling it an easy fix for 404s and redirects, and the newest one says recent updates made the interface much cleaner.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 31 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 321 reviews, smoothed to 4.62★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
3 of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404 monitor your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 error | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 to 301 | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 monitoring | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 errors | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| custom 404 | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| error monitoring | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| redirect 404 | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| error 404 | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| error | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| 301 redirection | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| 301 redirect your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| 404 error log | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 log | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 logs | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 links | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| monitoring | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| instant 301 redirection | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| error log | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| 404 page | #2 | #2 | 0 |
435 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 318 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “broken links” and “redirection” for “302” and “hits”. “broken links” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “302” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirection” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “hits” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “broken links”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “redirection”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 104.9K · 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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v4.0.5 · 30 Sep 2026
61
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 37% 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9.4 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 15 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Max4mo ago
I don’t know exactly when it happened, but after the recent updates, the interface has become absolutely fantastic. It is now clean, super intuitive, and completely free of clutter or bloat. Thank you so much for the hard work, keep it up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JunkieDog5mo ago
And its the best way possible to solve the 404 errors… and its free!! yaaay
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hassanseo19925mo ago
It is working well and helping me remove spam from index.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Timothy J. Hitchens8mo ago
I just wanted to share how fantastic this WordPress plugin has been for us.When migrating from our old platform, I was quite concerned about managing years of accumulated incoming links, especially ensuring our new page set covered everything we might have forgotten. Your plugin made the entire process incredibly simple. It allowed us to quickly review and fix all the necessary redirects during our release, which saved us a huge amount of time and effort. It’s truly an essential tool, and we really appreciate all the work on it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lbazso9mo ago
Great plugin and very easy to use. Always comes handy with every site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roger712mo ago
Very helpful tool
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tanogabo1.0y ago
molto utile, grazie
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Photos On The Road1.2y ago
Completely satisfied
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.0.2 Improve: Add-ons catalogue now pulls each free add-on’s icon and banner from the WordPress.org asset CDN and links to its WordPress.org plugin page. Improve: Clearer Redirects Importer description in the add-ons catalogu 4.0.2
- — Version 4.0.1 New: Summary card strip above the Logs and Redirects tables for an at-a-glance overview. New: “Purge all logs” action in Settings → Tools → Danger Zone with a confirmation modal. New: Custom redirect modal on the Logs pa 4.0.1
- — Version 4.0.0 New: Custom redirect manager with exact, prefix and regex matching and per-redirect redirect type. New: Active/inactive toggle, hit counter and last-hit timestamp on every redirect. New: Dedicated, indexed database table 4.0.0
- — Version 3.1.5 Improve: Row action link. Fix: Unable to delete logs. For the full release history, see the changelog . 3.1.5
- — Version 4.0.3 New: The Redirects Importer, Logs Exporter, Logs Cleaner and Email Reports add-ons are now built into the plugin and free. Nothing to install, nothing to enable, no licence key. If you have the separate add-on plugins, a 4.0.3
- — Version 4.0.4 New: MCP tab in Settings that connects an AI client (Claude, Gemini, Cursor, VS Code) to your site. The plugin registers 11 abilities with the WordPress Abilities API, so an assistant can read your 404 logs, create and r 4.0.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 7 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.0.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0.5 Patched in 3.0.6
- Patched Medium · 6.1 404 to 301 – Redirect, Log and Notify 404 Errors <= 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-06-07 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.1 Patched in 3.1.2
- 2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 3.0.2 Patched in 3.0.2
- 2016-08-27 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.0 Patched in 2.3.1
- 2015-08-20 CVE-2015-9323 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.0.3 Patched in 2.0.3
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 29 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 5 more locales with partial translations.
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 "Redirect manager for 301, 302 and 307 redirection. Monitor and fix 404 errors, log every broken link and pr..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use cases", "built for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO, Google Search Console and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,678 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2017-06-13 80K+ → 100K+ up after 178 days in tier
- 2016-12-17 70K+ → 80K+ up after 132 days in tier
- 2016-08-07 60K+ → 70K+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2016-06-03 40K+ → 60K+ up after 74 days in tier
- 2016-03-21 30K+ → 40K+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2016-01-16 20K+ → 30K+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2015-09-29 10K+ → 20K+ 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).
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SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
BBH Redirection 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
DevLemon Redirect Manager 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Advanced Redirection Tool — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Web Makinası – 404 Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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