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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “redirection”

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 “redirection”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Successful Redirection for Contact Form shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 8869 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703) wp.org #1 2 Redirection 100K+ · 5.0★ (419) wp.org #2 3 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #3 4 Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ · 4.7★ (275) wp.org #4 ↑3 5 Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL) 100K+ · 4.2★ (71) wp.org #5 6 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ · 4.7★ (321) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ · 4.3★ (73) wp.org #7 ↑3 1 too high 9 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #18 ↑5 9 too low 10 301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ · 4.7★ (578) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too low 11 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #19 ↑2 8 too low 12 CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135) wp.org #6 ↓2 6 too high 13 Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 IP2Location Redirection 7K+ · 4.3★ (43) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (48) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too high 16 WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 80K+ · 4.7★ (179) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466) wp.org #23 ↑1 6 too low 18 S Simple Membership After Login Redirection 10K+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 All In One Redirection 1K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 Successful Redirection for Contact Form 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑9 11 too high 22 Extensions For CF7 (Contact form 7 Database, Conditional Fields and Redirection) 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too high 23 Simple Redirection 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓3 6 too high 24 404 Image Redirection (Replace Broken Images) 500+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.