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WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post
Set it and forget it until it actually gets forgotten.
Growing
67/100
This plugin automates redirects effectively but users worry about the lack of updates.
Active installs
~35,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 30k+
Rating
4.9★
113 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+208%
Growing fast
45 → 139 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MAJORnear-100% 5★ in bursty pattern
- MINORnot updated in 7 months
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 · +208% in the last year
45/day a year ago→139/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post is well-regarded as a simple, set-and-forget solution for automatically managing 404 errors through intelligent content redirection, though at least one user notes that a lack of recent updates has introduced a bug where excluded media pages are still being served as redirect targets.
What people like
- +Works immediately after installation with no complex configuration required×5
- +Effectively redirects 404s to genuinely relevant content rather than just hiding errors×4
- +Practical for e-commerce sites where products are frequently deleted, redirecting customers to similar items
- +Handles large volumes of 404s better than manual redirection tools
- +Supports a custom fallback 404 landing page
Common complaints
- −Plugin has not been updated in over a year, raising concerns about ongoing maintenance
- −Excluded content types (e.g. media pages) are still being served as redirect destinations despite exclusion settings
- −Limited granular control over redirect results
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.93★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 6%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-05-152025-06-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 113 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-01-16★★★★★Sehr gutes Pluginaveaventinus
- 2025-11-15★★★★★Great for automatically redirecting to similar contentDas Capitolin
- 2025-05-06★★★★★Wonderful Pluginfotofarrago
- 2025-04-07★★★★★very excellenthamid26
- 2025-02-07★★★★★lifesaverbluesbrush
- 2024-12-04★★★★★Simple & Magnificentbitalicious
- 2024-11-30★★★★★HI WP 404ALI SHIRDEL
- 2024-08-12★★★★★Great, that's I was looking fordawidmos
- 2024-06-20★★★★★What a useful plugin, I don't normally leave reviewsgegan249
- 2024-06-16★★★★★Plugin Perfecto !!comunicazion
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post
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.
132
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
148
Prior 7-day baseline
112
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
304
Mean release-day peak (30d)
258
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-10.8%
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.
17%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.37
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
98%
5★ share in analyzed sample
6%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.93 → 4.93★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered