Gone Response
by Kurban Ali · SEO
Show the 404 page content with a 410 Gone status for all 404 errors.
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Health
B 72/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈340 estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “404 error” and “redirect” for “response” and “410”. “404 error” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “response” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “410” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
72 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 2.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 325 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gone | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| 410 status your tag | #3 | #7 | up 1 |
| custom 410 status for 404 errors your tag | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| response | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| 404 error your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “404 error” and “redirect” for “response” and “410”. “404 error” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “response” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “410” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Oct 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 256 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.1 · 10 Dec 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% 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 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 41% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 190 days.
Install history since 7 Nov 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ahmedbf10mo ago
Very useful plugin. I installed it and it did exactly what I needed without any extra setup.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ S M Mehdi Akram1.5y ago
This plugin is a hidden gem! It seamlessly sends a 410 status for all 404 pages, which is perfect for cleaning up old URLs and helping search engines de-index pages that are truly gone. I love that it retains the default 404 page for users while doing the right thing behind the scenes for SEO. Lightweight, no settings to mess with—just install and forget. Works flawlessly with my theme. Highly recommended for anyone serious about SEO hygiene!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mosharrraf8011.5y ago
this plugin is very usefull
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alfattah11.7y ago
This plugin resolved all of my unwanted 404 errors in Google search console. It looks better now. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xgenious2.0y ago
It saved our time. by automatically removing us permanently from the search console.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawfactor2.0y ago
this plugin does serve 410 headers But it won’t improve seo. 410 are for resources that have existed in the past and no longer exists. unfortunately this plugin does not follow the standards and serves all missing content with a 410 header (whether it ever existed or not) there is no benefit to this approach and my research (stackexchange) indicates this might sctually harm seo in cases where you’ve temporarily changed a posts status to draft or trashed and restored it. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by shawfactor.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show the 404 page content with a 410 Gone status for all 404 errors."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions LinkedIn, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,335 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Custom 410 Status for 404 Errors", "redirect" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-03 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 200+ → 300+ up after 137 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 100+ → 200+ up after 142 days in tier
- 2025-08-25 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-19 80+ → 90+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-08-07 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-05 80+ → 70+ down after 11 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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Custom Permalinks 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
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 B
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