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404 Solution

by Aaron · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: 3 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months.

88/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for 404 Solution
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation75

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoSEC-33 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence
  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
aaron131007 Mar 2017 to 2 Oct 2026, 602 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
32 days ago
Releases, 24 months
274
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for 404 Solution
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 202544
Q1 2026202
Q2 202622
Q3 20264
Q4 20261

Last release 2 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
12 Dec 2025404 Solution <= 3.1.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection via 'filterText' Parameter4.9<= 3.1.03.1.10
19 Nov 2024404 Solution <= 2.35.19 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.35.192.35.20375
15 Nov 2024404 Solution <= 2.35.17 - Missing Authentication to Sensitive Information Exposure5.3<= 2.35.172.35.18378
17 Feb 2024404 Solution <= 2.35.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection9.1<= 2.35.72.35.8651
28 Dec 2023404 Solution <= 2.33.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File5.3<= 2.33.02.33.10
21 Dec 2023404 Solution <= 2.34.0 - Authenticated(Administrator+) SQL Injection6.6< 2.35.02.35.00
23 Oct 2023404 Solution <= 2.33.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via orderby7.2< 2.34.02.34.01
16 Oct 2023404 Solution <= 2.33.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure5.3<= 2.33.02.33.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for 404 Solution
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q2 20255.0
Q2 20263.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star43
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for 404 Solution
4 May 202612,873
11 May 20267,417
18 May 202612,088
25 May 20262,382
1 Jun 2026953
8 Jun 2026743
15 Jun 2026539
22 Jun 202610,992
29 Jun 20262,171
6 Jul 2026994
13 Jul 20266,896
20 Jul 2026909
27 Jul 2026830
3 Aug 2026610
10 Aug 20266,762
17 Aug 20269,439
24 Aug 20264,943
31 Aug 20269,169
7 Sep 2026754
14 Sep 2026777
21 Sep 2026605
28 Sep 20265,125
5 Oct 20265,083
12 Oct 2026731
19 Oct 2026716
26 Oct 2026667
2 Nov 2026179

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 85% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

RedirectionScore 93 · 100,000+Redirect 404 to HomepageScore 93 · 60,000+Remove Category URL - Remove ‘category’ base from category permalinksScore 93 · 40,000+301 Redirects - Redirect ManagerScore 92 · 300,000+404 to 301 - Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 MonitoringScore 92 · 100,000+

Facts

Version4.3.6
AuthorAaron
Added5 Mar 2017
Last updated2 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tags404, redirect, spell check, 404 redirect, broken links

Questions

Is 404 Solution still maintained?

404 Solution was last updated on 2 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is 404 Solution safe?

404 Solution has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 3 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns 404 Solution?

The wordpress.org author is Aaron. Recent committers: aaron13100, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of 404 Solution?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Redirection, Redirect 404 to Homepage, Remove Category URL - Remove ‘category’ base from category permalinks, 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager, 404 to 301 - Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring.

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