WP SSL Redirect
by Rehmat Alam · Uncategorized
A very tiny plugin to force SSL on WordPress websites (via 301 redirects for SEO purpose).
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 57/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈670 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “301”, “force” and “https” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
57 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 16.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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 605 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 605 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| force your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| https your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ssl your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “301”, “force” and “https” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 473 · 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 5 Mar 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 50% 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 “600+”. 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 73% of the way through.
Install history since 31 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ unaomnia8.6y ago
So I was using Really Simple SSL, which is nice because it has more onsite features, but I NEEDED this plugin to force www to non www and it handles the SSL so, I was able to deactivate the redirection features of Really Simple SSL and just use WP SSL Redirect. This was great, because that meant I didn’t have to edit my .htaccess and risk it being overwritten later by a plugin or by saving the permalinks settings or something unknown to me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gravietie8.9y ago
After I deactivated this plugin I couldn’t use WordPress, I can not sign in again because it is automatically redirecting to another page that is not related to my WordPress site, on the other hand I asked the author to help me to remove codes or database tables but he did not answer my questions. This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by gravietie.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crouchback9.1y ago
Exactly what I was looking for: a dead-simple way to force 301 redirects to my non-www page without having to edit my .htaccess file myself. Nice work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sohail Ahmed9.1y ago
The best one, what i was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnny589.4y ago
I was struggling to apply the redirect using htaccess file and WP SSL Redirect saved my day. Thanks for the devs’ efforts.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A very tiny plugin to force SSL on WordPress websites (via 301 redirects for SEO purpose)."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 6 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 648 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-24 700+ → 600+ down after 212 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 800+ → 700+ down after 369 days in tier
- 2024-12-12 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-11 800+ → 700+ down after 121 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).
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Simple HTTPS Redirect 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D -
One Click SSL 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
LH HSTS 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Simple HTTPS 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
Simple Force SSL 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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