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Redirection
The veteran link fixer that occasionally trips on its own updates.
HealthyGrowing
90/100
This tool manages redirects and 404 errors well despite some reports of instability.
Active installs
~2.5 million
our estimate · wp.org shows 2.0M+
Rating
4.4★
705 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+225%
Growing fast
3,482 → 11,306 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 · +225% in the last year
3,482/day a year ago→11,306/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayRedirection is a well-regarded and widely-used redirect management plugin praised for its ease of use and 404 tracking, though a small number of users flag reliability issues, UI age, and an unusually high update cadence as friction points.
What people like
- +Makes setting up redirects fast and easy, often without touching code×10
- +Automatic 404 tracking and logging helps users quickly identify and fix broken links×7
- +Useful for site restructures and slug changes, protecting SEO traffic×3
- +Redirect logs are helpful for tracking errors and monitoring activity×2
- +Actively and frequently maintained with regular updates
Common complaints
- −Plugin has become unreliable for adding and removing redirects, with links not being applied or deleted correctly
- −Occasional bugs and slow load times undermine stability×2
- −UI feels outdated and could be cleaner×3
- −Some settings feel overly complex or limited for certain use cases×2
- −Very frequent update releases can be disruptive to manage across multiple sites
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.67★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 705 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-02★★★★★Fixed My 404s Fastevans251-shot
- 2026-05-26★★★★★The plugin has started to slow downreadysite
- 2026-05-26★★★★★Super Easybryson0
- 2026-05-22★★★★★an absolute lifesavercarson22
- 2026-05-20★★★★★404s Finally Fixedaliaely
- 2026-05-14★★★★★Broken Links? Fixed.sabine15
- 2026-05-08★★★★★No more 404skinsey64
- 2026-05-05★★★★★Fixed My Linksshelbischmidt
- 2026-04-28★★★★★Redirects Made EasyStetson
- 2026-04-24★★★★★Very Handyaverypulido
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Redirection
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.
11,710
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
5,072
Prior 7-day baseline
5,837
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
15,207
Mean release-day peak (30d)
11,845
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+130.9%
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.
10%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.77
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
82%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+127%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.64 → 4.67★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered