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Redirect 404 to parent

by Moove Agency · Uncategorized

This plugin helps you redirect any 404 request to the parent URL.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
83 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

83 health vs 59 average across 6,829 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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 100/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-48% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

51

now · peak 202

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

Redirect 404 to pare · #19698 Redirection · #22 404 to 301 · #352 Custom Permalinks · #406

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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
60–70 ≈67

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 126 days.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations

Details

Version
1.4.1
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2016-03-01 · 10 yrs on WP
Requires WP
4.3
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
5.6

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-04-24 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
  2. 2026-04-22 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
  3. 2026-04-21 50+ → 60+ up after 8 days in band
  4. 2026-04-13 60+ → 50+ down after 15 days in band
  5. 2026-03-29 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
  6. 2026-03-27 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in band
  7. 2026-03-24 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in band
  8. 2026-03-19 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band

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Redirect 404 to parent: 60+ active installs, 4.5★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/redirect-404-to-parent