Simple Website Redirect
by Micah Wood · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 10.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin designed to redirect an entire website (except the WordPress backend) to another website.
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
C 61/100
Stale
Active installs
5K+
≈5.7K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “forward” for “website redirect”. “forward” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website redirect” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
61 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 166.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 595 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 595 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| website redirect | #13 | #16 | down 2 |
| forwarding your tag | #19 | #13 | down 1 |
| redirect website | #23 | #18 | — |
| website redirection | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| forward your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| website your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “forward” for “website redirect”. “forward” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website redirect” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.6K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 15 Mar 2025
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ apuliabikeroute3.9y ago
Just need a plugin just to redirect the old links to the new domain. Needed 5 mins to do all and works fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blunoa4.0y ago
Work perfectly is easy to set up and is the best tool if you need to redirect the whole website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ YaegerDesign4.0y ago
This was a really simple option to change domains of a website while waiting on DNS updates and domain transfers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ soulcommerce5.0y ago
Simple, easy to use and ready to go! Congrats!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tkaprol5.1y ago
I’m running the plugin in a multisite deployment. Currently main site redirected into another using the plugin. However, we can not run any wp-cli command while plugin enabled. This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by tkaprol.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaronmspelling5.5y ago
super simple …. and very …… just simple ……. good job dev.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ suspire6.2y ago
Does exactly what it says. Puts a little field in the upper right corner of your post edit admin that lets you conveniently drop a URL into so the article redirects to wherever your want.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rahim Shafraz6.3y ago
This is a very helpful plugin! thank you so much
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.2 Add wp-cron.php to the exclude path. 1.3.2
- — Version 1.3.1 Fix logic for supporting query param exclusion. 1.3.1
- — Version 1.3.0 Fix issue where query params weren’t properly being checked. Allow all REST API calls to work without being redirected (allows WP editor and other page builders to work in the admin area). 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.9 Fix issue where redirects were not properly preserving URL query parameters. 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 Fix issue where redirects were preventing WP-CLI commands from running properly. 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Allow saving any redirect URL value, but provide a warning to the user if redirecting to the same domain. Fix issue where a trailing slash was being added to URLs when it shouldn’t be. 1.2.7
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple plugin designed to redirect an entire website (except the WordPress backend) to another website."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,059 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "forward", "forwarding" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-27 5K+ → 6K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-07-19 6K+ → 5K+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 44 days in tier
- 2025-09-21 6K+ → 7K+ up after 107 days in tier
- 2025-06-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-05 6K+ → 7K+ up after 359 days in tier
- 2024-06-11 7K+ → 6K+ down after 197 days in tier
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).
- S Speedy Page Redirect 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
- E EasyRedirect 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Redirection 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage or Custom Page with Logs 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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