Redirect 404 to Homepage
by pipdig · SEO
Also makes 8 other plugins · 64.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Redirect 404 missing pages to the homepage using SEO 301 redirection. Super lightweight!
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 88/100
no flags
Active installs
60K+
≈68K estimated
Momentum
+585%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “seo” and “redirect” for “redirects” and “301 redirection”. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “redirects” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “301 redirection” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →28%
of downloads still active
At least 60K of 216.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-06-14Reviewers keep calling it simple and quick to set up, with several saying it cleaned up broken links and 404 traffic exactly as expected, and just one recent complaint about a lack of management options.
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 40 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 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
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| redirect 404 | #1 | #2 | up 1 |
| homepage your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 404 link your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| 404 error your tag | #3 | #3 | up 4 |
| 404 redirect | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| error 404 | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| homepage seo | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| missing | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| page 404 | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| 404 page | #3 | #4 | up 4 |
| 404 to 301 | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| 404 error log | #4 | #6 | up 4 |
| redirect your tag | #13 | #16 | up 3 |
| 301 redirection | #11 | #15 | 0 |
| redirects | #10 | #17 | up 5 |
| redirect to | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| 301 redirect | #12 | #16 | up 1 |
| redirect website | #9 | #14 | 0 |
| website redirect | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| redirect to page | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
55 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 25 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 “seo” and “redirect” for “redirects” and “301 redirection”. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “redirects” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “301 redirection” sits at #11 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 “redirect”. #13 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 38.7K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “60K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70K.
Install history since 15 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hamed1025mo ago
No tool management
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DonGiac1.1y ago
Works fine !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sammykrupta1.7y ago
working on my blog 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doublecleanse1.8y ago
I recently had to remove a lot of old products in Woocommerce. This plugin saved me a ton of time by redirecting them all
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dennis1.8y ago
Set this up in less than a minute. No bloat, no settings, nice!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tanyaballe1.8y ago
Fixed all my site’s missing links after moving from Wix to WordPress!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theleopheard1.8y ago
According to my host, my site was being “probed” by automated bots accessing thousands of files which didn’t exist. I was able to fix it by installing this plugin since they now all redirect to the homepage instead of clogging my hosting logs with pointless 404/missing entries. Simple!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yaykenny1.9y ago
Possibly the simplest and quickest plugin I have ever installed, it just works !
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Redirect 404 missing pages to the homepage using SEO 301 redirection. Super lightweight!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 651 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "404 error", "404 link" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-26 70K+ → 60K+ down after 141 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 80K+ → 70K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 70K+ → 80K+ up after 348 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 60K+ → 70K+ up after 182 days in tier
- 2024-10-17 50K+ → 60K+ up after 195 days in tier
- 2024-04-05 40K+ → 50K+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2024-03-18 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-17 40K+ → 50K+ up after 171 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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WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Link Juice Keeper 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page with Logs 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Simple Page Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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