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Redirection

by John Godley · 2,000,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Redirection
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support50
Reputation60

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • 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
johnny510 Sep 2007 to 19 Sep 2026, 460 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
46 days ago
Releases, 24 months
15
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Redirection
Q1 20244
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20268
Q2 20261
Q3 20264
Q4 20260

Last release 19 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

50% of 8 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
14 Nov 2018Redirection <= 3.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution8.8<= 3.6.33.6.4n/a
12 Jul 2018Redirection <= 2.7.3 - Local File Inclusion7.2<= 2.7.32.80
1 Aug 2014Redirection <= 2.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.2.92.2.90
1 Aug 2014Redirection <= 2.2.9 - Cross-Site Scripting5.3< 2.2.102.2.100
4 May 2012Redirection < 2.2.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.2.122.2.120

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Redirection
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.6
Q2 20264.3
Q3 20264.3
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star558
4 star36
3 star16
2 star20
1 star73

Momentum

2,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Redirection
4 May 202633,627
11 May 202669,007
18 May 202670,570
25 May 202672,614
1 Jun 202664,551
8 Jun 202664,746
15 Jun 2026973,364
22 Jun 2026202,623
29 Jun 2026890,431
6 Jul 2026860,103
13 Jul 2026669,279
20 Jul 2026220,582
27 Jul 2026164,075
3 Aug 2026156,928
10 Aug 2026113,833
17 Aug 2026104,704
24 Aug 2026813,518
31 Aug 2026415,591
7 Sep 2026192,999
14 Sep 2026924,880
21 Sep 2026496,616
28 Sep 2026207,385
5 Oct 2026172,498
12 Oct 2026131,299
19 Oct 2026175,415
26 Oct 2026134,780
2 Nov 202621,632

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 63% 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

Version5.10.1
AuthorJohn Godley
Added10 Sep 2007
Last updated19 Sep 2026
Active installs2,000,000+
Requires WordPress6.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tags301, 404, Apache, htaccess, redirect

Other plugins by this author: Search Regex, Audit Trail, HeadSpace2 SEO, PageView, AJAX Calendar, Advanced Permalinks, Sharedaddy, Rename Media, HTML Purified, User Permissions, Sniplets, Jump To

Questions

Is Redirection still maintained?

Redirection was last updated on 19 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Redirection safe?

Redirection has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Redirection?

The wordpress.org author is John Godley. Recent committers: johnny5, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Redirection?

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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