Better 404 Redirect To Homepage
by Anh Tran · Uncategorized
Also makes 17 other plugins · 93.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Auto redirects all 404 error links to homepage.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
+17%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “301”, “404” and “error” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1411 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1411 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| 404 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| error your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “301”, “404” and “error” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 288 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 24 Dec 2022
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 9 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kien Trong8.0y ago
Nicely done. Just install, activate then forget it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ThemeAWESOME8.3y ago
I just had to stop in and give this plugin a 5 star review. What can I say…it does what it is supposed to do. Just upload, activate…and walk away. It does the heavy lifting for you. Great job Anh Tran! When I saw you had developed this plugin, I knew you had made it just as good as your Metabox plugin and I could trust it to do what you said it would do. You knocked this one out of the park on this one buddy. Great plugin, highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Auto redirects all 404 error links to homepage."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,326 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
- 2026-10-11 600+ → 500+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 700+ → 600+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2025-07-02 800+ → 700+ down after 221 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 900+ → 800+ down after 321 days in tier
- 2024-01-07 800+ → 900+ up after 102 days in tier
- 2023-09-27 700+ → 800+ up after 121 days in tier
- 2023-05-29 600+ → 700+ up after 96 days in tier
- 2023-02-22 500+ → 600+ up after 33 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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Redirection 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A - 4 404 Simple Redirect 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
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Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Link Juice Keeper 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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