Page as 404
by Rareview® · Uncategorized
The lightweight and core-friendly way to manage your site's 404 response using a standard Page within your site
86 health vs 60 average across 6,391 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-12-17 · 212 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
111
now · peak 160
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2025-12-18 · 210 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Smart Custom 404 Error Page 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 5 shared tags A -
Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page with Logs 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom 404 Pro 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Colorlib 404 Customizer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom 404 Error Page 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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