SEO404
by larsstorm · SEO
SEO404 redirects to the Blog front page with a 301. No more 404 errors on Google/Bing/etc.
41 health vs 63 average across 609 SEO 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, 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 5189 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
23
now · peak 72
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-30 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-28 60+ → 70+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-04-18 70+ → 60+ down after 386 days in band
- 2025-03-28 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-03-24 70+ → 80+ up after 178 days in band
- 2024-09-27 80+ → 70+ down after 119 days in band
- 2024-05-31 70+ → 80+ up after 8 days in band
- 2024-05-23 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Redirection 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Link Juice Keeper 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Page Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A - R Redirectioner 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/seo404" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="SEO404 — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> SEO404: 60+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/seo404