84
301 Redirects & 404 Error Log
Simple redirects with a very loud sales pitch.
HealthyGrowing
84/100
The plugin is simple and effective but relies on aggressive popups to sell Pro features.
Active installs
~35,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 30k+
Rating
4.6★
28 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+113%
Growing fast
26 → 56 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +113% in the last year
26/day a year ago→56/day today
Reviews
what people actually say301 Redirects & 404 Error Log is well-regarded as a simple, easy-to-use redirect plugin, but more experienced users will find its free tier limiting due to aggressive upselling and missing features locked behind paid plans.
What people like
- +Simple and easy to use, praised for its straightforward setup with no unnecessary bloat×7
- +Works reliably for basic redirect needs×5
- +Actively maintained and regularly updated×2
- +Paid version offers detailed 404 log data including countries, browsers, agent types, and traffic types
- +Support team is responsive and helpful, including assisting with complex redirect rules
Common complaints
- −Key features (log export, date filtering, advanced analytics) are locked behind paid subscription tiers×2
- −Aggressive in-plugin promotion of the paid/pro version, including a large banner popup×2
- −URLs/redirects cannot be exported from the free backend
- −Plugin leaves database tables behind after uninstallation, not cleaning up after itself
- −Too limited for more experienced users compared to competing plugins×2
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.54★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 28 total
Latest reviews · 28 analyzed
- 2025-12-05★★★★★Paid version really workshamarl
- 2025-09-02★★★★★The paid version is a must! – Devs I have Suggestionsgraphicsbyte
- 2023-08-11★★★★★Solid basic pluginjasontlp
- 2022-01-11★★★★★semi usefullniwieder
- 2021-07-14★★★★★Interesting pluginWizard_134
- 2021-02-21★★★★★Great plugin!sfehmi
- 2021-01-12★★★★★Great PluginChrystalla Nicolas
- 2020-12-23★★★★★Works wellmatthewguy
- 2020-11-17★★★★★So good: my burden liftedAnonymous User 16537741
- 2020-11-10★★★★★Great plugin!JohnG.
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to 301 Redirects & 404 Error Log
Top Redirects plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
44
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
45
Prior 7-day baseline
39
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
105
Mean release-day peak (30d)
44
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-2.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.27
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
79%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.57 → 4.54★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered