Auto Redirect 404 to Custom URL
by Nitya Saha · SEO
Automatically redirect all 404 errors to a custom URL or homepage. Fix 404 errors in Google Search Console with SEO-friendly 301 redirects.
75 health vs 62 average across 765 SEO plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-11-25 · 234 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
27
now · peak 68
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 102 days.
Install history · since 2025-11-26 · 231 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-14 10+ → 20+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Simple 301 Redirects By BetterLinks – Easy WordPress Redirect Manager for Redirects, 404 Error Log & More 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
301 Redirects & 404 Error Log 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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