Disable URL Autocorrect Guessing
by haukep · Uncategorized
Disables WordPress' URL autocorrection guessing feature.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “canonical”, “redirect” and “url” 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 →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 19.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24, well behind 7.1.
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 2236 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2236 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| autocorrect your tag | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| canonical your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “canonical”, “redirect” and “url” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 437 · 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
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
6.1y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 19 Sep 2020
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ reystub2.8y ago
This plugin works well on my WordPress 6.4.2 site Thanks Hauke, this is very helpful for the very confidential site I’m working on.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Liang4.9y ago
Great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harry5.1y ago
perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bloup5.6y ago
It works well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ctrlaltdelete6.3y ago
This is a must have. WP guesses the most wild things without it. I found thousands of random urls on google, none exists. This plugin makes them 404. like they always should. A new hook will be added in 5.5 add_filter( 'do_redirect_guess_404_permalink', '__return_false' ); WordPress 5.5: Better fine grained control of redirect_guess_404_permalink() Until then. Must have!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alikgriffin9.1y ago
It’s pretty horrible that wordpress auto-guesses a url because it will break pagination when category pages are auto-guessed and that leads to lots of internal 404s by webmasters. I got this plugin working and it solved all my problems. Just make sure you purge any cdn and cache. I think it also might conflict with some Drupal to WordPress migration plugins, so you’ll have to disable those eventually. This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by alikgriffin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andy Mercer9.6y ago
It’s not really needed because the code can just be put in functions.php, but this does make it easier for people who don’t know anything about PHP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jean Rochard9.8y ago
Stop perfectly WordPress auto guess URL that created indexation problem in SERP after site malware infection
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 298 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "canonical" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2024-10-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2024-09-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 178 days in tier
- 2024-03-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 403 days in tier
- 2023-02-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 215 days in tier
- 2022-07-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 695 days in tier
- 2020-08-05 300+ → 1K+ up after 1567 days in tier
- 2016-04-21 100+ → 300+ 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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WP Post Redirect 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
LH Force Lowercase URLs 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - S Speedy Page Redirect 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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