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

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 wordpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 2 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

Simple Page Redirect shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #1 2 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #2 3 301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ · 4.7★ (578) wp.org #3 4 LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ · 4.8★ (503) wp.org #4 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #5 6 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Redirection 100K+ · 5.0★ (419) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too low 9 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5038) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ · 4.7★ (275) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Safe Redirect Manager 40K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 All 404 Redirect to Homepage 200K+ · 4.1★ (96) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 FG Joomla to WordPress 7K+ · 4.7★ (336) wp.org #19 ↑2 4 too low 16 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks – Easy Redirect Manager 100K+ · 3.8★ (162) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Shortcode Redirect 10K+ · 4.3★ (31) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too high 19 Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation 3K+ · 5.0★ (34) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Redirect 404 to Homepage 60K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Simple Page Redirect 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Sky Login Redirect 2K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 WP Post Redirect 3K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too high

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.