wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “redirection import”
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 import”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
All In One Redirection shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 1268 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703)
wp.org #1 2 
Redirection 100K+ · 5.0★ (419)
wp.org #2 3 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #3 4 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ · 4.3★ (73)
wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too high 7 
404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ · 4.7★ (321)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 
301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ · 4.7★ (578)
wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1268)
wp.org #15 ↓3 6 too low 10 
WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593)
wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 
Import Users from CSV 10K+ · 4.1★ (44)
wp.org #7 4 too high 12 
CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135)
wp.org #8 4 too high 13 
Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475)
wp.org #16 ↑6 3 too low 14 
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433)
wp.org #22 8 too low 15 
The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461)
wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755)
wp.org #21 5 too low 17 
SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (48)
wp.org #11 ↑2 6 too high 18 
WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490)
wp.org #18 ↓3 19 
Slim SEO – AI SEO Plugin, Lightweight, Fast & Automated 70K+ · 4.7★ (136)
wp.org #19 ↑1 20 
CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance 30K+ · 4.7★ (62)
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 All In One Redirection 1K+ · 4.4★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #10 11 too high 22 
Extensions For CF7 (Contact form 7 Database, Conditional Fields and Redirection) 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑2 8 too high 23 
Blogger To WordPress 3K+ · 4.2★ (26)
wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ · 4.0★ (8) host-installed base thin reviews
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.