country-redirect
by Andrii · Uncategorized
Simple to use free WordPress plugin for redirection depending visitor's country
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “country”, “geo” and “ip” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 14K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1771 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1771 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| country your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect by country your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “country”, “geo” and “ip” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 247 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
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
4.9y ago
latest release · v1.3.3 · 25 Dec 2021
7
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 27 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ whizzbyte2.0y ago
This plugin has created significant issues on my website by causing infinite redirect loops with my translation setup (Falang). The plugin has not been updated in 3 years (last update in 2021) and appears to be abandoned. Major issues: – Creates redirect loops with translated URLs (/de/ pages) – Conflicts with modern translation plugins– No compatibility with common SEO plugins like Rank Math – No updates for 3+ years– Caused hours of troubleshooting before identifying it as the source I would strongly advise using alternative solutions that are actively maintained.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kousekmusic4.9y ago
Works perfect to me. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ innowebs245.1y ago
In my case I need to redirect multiple URL, for example https://website.com/anypage/ to https://anotherwebsite.net/anypage/ This plugin only redirects to 1 URL, if you add that option I would definitely use it and give it a 5 star rating This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Jan Dembowski.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iangeek6.1y ago
Perfect example of a narrow-use plugin that does a single task extremely well, without padding it out with lots of fluff. Like one of the other reviewers, I’d been struggling with a more well known and well used GEO redirection plugin with no luck. This one worked first time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ puredisaster6.3y ago
The plugin is very easy to setup it works straight out of the box. It is just what I need – thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markthedoc6.4y ago
I was having trouble with a better known redirection plugin so I tried this one and had it up and running in seconds. Brilliant!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 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 887 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "geo", "redirect by country" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-22 400+ → 300+ down after 270 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 500+ → 400+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2025-07-14 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-12 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-11 500+ → 600+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 600+ → 500+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2025-01-21 700+ → 600+ down after 144 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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Redirect Modal Based On Country 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D - O Ozh's IP To Nation 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Advanced GeoIP Redirect 900+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - R Real IP and Geo for Cloudflare 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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Country Block – Ultimate Geo-Blocker, IP Ban & Login Security 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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