MP smart redirect: Simple 404 redirecter, without entering 404 pages and redirects!
by Mark Puts · Uncategorized
Simple plugin to redirect your old URL's that give a 404 to their new URL. For example: you deleted some categories and changed the permalink str …
47 health vs 64 average across 4,366 Uncategorized plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4339 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
20
now · peak 63
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-07-04 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-02 30+ → 40+ up after 11 days in band
- 2025-06-21 40+ → 30+ down after 123 days in band
- 2025-02-18 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-17 40+ → 50+ up after 10 days in band
- 2025-02-07 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-06 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-02-03 50+ → 40+ down after 236 days in band
Competes with
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Redirection 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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