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404 Solution
Clever typo catching that occasionally trips on its own AJAX errors.
GrowingUpdate-pumping
62/100
The intelligent redirect engine is useful but technical bugs make the perfect rating feel unearned.
Active installs
~22,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.9★
43 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+102%
Growing fast
98 → 198 installs/day
Warnings
- Releases very frequently — inflates raw download counts without growing the user base.
What to watch out for
- MAJORrelease pumping (auto-update flood)
- MAJORnear-100% 5★ in bursty pattern
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 · +102% in the last year
98/day a year ago→198/day today
Reviews
what people actually say404 Solution is generally well-regarded as a capable and actively maintained 404 redirect plugin, but a recurring thread of AJAX errors and unresolved bugs undermines confidence in its reliability for some users.
What people like
- +Effectively tracks and auto-redirects 404 URLs to matching existing pages×4
- +Developer support is praised as fast and responsive×5
- +Works well on large and WooCommerce sites×2
- +Can double as a URL shortener by managing redirects without rebuilding apps
- +Frequent plugin updates from the developer×2
- +Useful alternative to Yoast for managing redirects
Common complaints
- −AJAX errors when loading or searching the captured 404s table, causing timeouts or parse errors×3
- −Multiple bugs reported that remained unresolved for an extended period despite developer contact
- −UI/options page considered underdeveloped and in need of improvement
- −A PHP error on a specific file (UserRequest.php line 103) reported by at least one user
- −Caution advised for very large websites — backup recommended before use
Review trustMostly organic
- 5.00★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 9%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 25% of all reviews landed in a single month
- 98%5★ concentration — near-perfect across only 43 reviews — not yet a proven track record
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-10-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 43 total
Latest reviews · 43 analyzed
- 2026-06-01★★★★★Plugin is broken. Don't install itBruno Martinez1-shot
- 2026-05-01★★★★★AJAX errorixoyewarrior
- 2025-04-30★★★★★Works as expected; fast support!PluginRx
- 2024-10-11★★★★★Thank you for your great plugin!!!!frondmedia
- 2024-01-02★★★★★Type to filter errorfikret20
- 2023-12-19★★★★★OttimoFabrizio Pieroni
- 2023-11-26★★★★★I am SO happy to find this plugin…crzyhrse
- 2023-09-24★★★★★Super Duper Hitamreshkramar
- 2023-05-14★★★★★PHP提示错误z0429w0622
- 2023-01-23★★★★★Excellent wordpress page not found pluginJohanhorak
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVN · flagged as pumpingAlternatives to 404 Solution
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.
162
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
341
Prior 7-day baseline
161
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
3,393
Mean release-day peak (30d)
160
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-52.5%
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.
25%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.04
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
98%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.91 → 5.00★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered