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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “redirect to page”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “redirect to page”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Redirection places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 419 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466) wp.org #1 2 301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ · 4.7★ (578) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 All 404 Redirect to Homepage 200K+ · 4.1★ (96) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ · 4.8★ (503) wp.org #4 5 P Page Links To 100K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #5 6 404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ · 4.7★ (321) wp.org #6 7 Redirection 100K+ · 5.0★ (419) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Safe Redirect Manager 40K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5038) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ · 4.7★ (275) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Redirect 404 to Homepage 60K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Simple Page Ordering 100K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 A Attachment Pages Redirect 10K+ · 4.9★ (47) wp.org #15 16 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271) wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 Simple Page Redirect 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Shortcode Redirect 10K+ · 4.3★ (31) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Sky Login Redirect 2K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Thank You Page for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 16 too high 24 Add to Cart Custom Redirect for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #24

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.