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QR Redirector

by Nikki Blight · Uncategorized

Also makes 2 other plugins · 4.1K+ installs across the portfolio →

QR Redirector lets you create a QR code for a URL on your site, and redirect that URL anywhere. The result is a reusable QR Code.

Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.

Health

B 83/100

no flags

Active installs

4K+

≈4.9K estimated

Momentum

+182%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Add “artwork”, “qr codes” and “contests” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #4 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.

How scoring works →
83 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 77/100
Support 70/100
Security 77/100

83 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins

Install conversion

How it's measured →

6.5%

of downloads still active

At least 4K of 61.5K 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.

Details

Version
2.1.0
Last updated
3d ago
Added
2012-10-20 · 14 yrs old
Requires WP
3.2.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.1

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.

84 / 100

Well optimized

Most to gain: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100

Updated 3 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 64/100

4.3★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews

Listing tuning 68/100

2 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 →

Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+182% vs prior 30d
1.6K31 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.2K · peaks are release surges

5.2K31 Oct 2026

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

QR Redirector · #3431youRank Math SEO · #13301 Redirects · #158All 404 Redirect to · #250

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.331 Oct 2026

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

8331 Oct 2026

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.

1.3K31 Oct 2026

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.0 92%
Older / other versions 8.4%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
4K–5K ≈4.9K

Crossed into this band 3.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

Install history since 18 Apr 2015

4K31 Oct 2026

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 2.0.4 Fixing security issue with clear redirect count AJAX call Added code to flush permalinks on activation to prevent 404s 2.0.4
  2. — Version 2.0.3 Verifying 6.9 compatibility. Fixed a notice that was displaying incorrectly 2.0.3
  3. — Version 2.0.2 Verifying 6.1 compatibility. Fixed some minor PHP warnings. Added QR Codes to the At a Glance pane in the WP dashboard. 2.0.2
  4. — Version 2.0.1 fixed an issue with image file not updating in the browser after changes are made 2.0.1
  5. — Version 2.0 migrated QR generator library to use Endoird QR-code instead of PHP QR Code (which is no longer in active development) added the ability to change the color of the QR Code’s foreground and background added the ability to 2.0
  6. — Version 1.6.3 fixed conflict with the Quick Edit script and non-qrcode Quick Edit links in the WordPress dashboard added the ability to clear the redirect count for a QR code from the edit page 1.6.3

Security history

via Wordfence Intelligence

All 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.

  1. 2026-10-05 CVE-2026-105069 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.5 Patched in 2.0.6
  2. 2026-05-25 CVE-2026-24545 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 2.0.4
  3. 2021-10-18 CVE-2021-24853 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects < 1.6 Patched in 1.6
  4. 2021-10-18 CVE-2021-24854 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.6.1 Patched in 1.6.1

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✕ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✕ No PHP errors
✕ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

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

4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ✓ Says what it does "QR Redirector lets you create a QR code for a URL on your site, and redirect that URL anywhere. The result..."
  • ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
  • ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
  • ! Enough to quote 757 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
  • ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2023-02-11 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
  2. 2023-02-09 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
  3. 2023-02-08 3K+ → 4K+ up after 224 days in tier
  4. 2022-06-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 683 days in tier
  5. 2020-08-15 1K+ → 2K+ 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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QR Redirector: 4K+ active installs, 4.3★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/qr-redirector

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