Redirect rules, URL changes and SEO tools
Redirect plugins overlap substantially with SEO and URL-management tags, so the category spans more than one kind of redirect use. SEO appears alongside 72 plugins, while 301, URL and permalink tags overlap with 59, 26 and 16 plugins, respectively.
The most-installed names reflect both broad SEO positioning and dedicated redirect naming: All in One SEO is among the category’s most-installed plugins, while Redirection and 301 Redirects foreground redirects in their names. These overlaps show how redirect work sits alongside SEO and URL changes without making the groups identical.
404 handling and broken-link recovery
404 handling is a major thread in the category, with overlap across both 404 and broken-link tags.
- 404 overlap: 70 plugins also carry the 404 tag; 23 overlap with broken links.
- Redirect 404 to Homepage: its name signals a fallback destination for 404 cases.
- WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post: its name points to recovery through similar content rather than a homepage destination.
- 404 Solution: another prominent 404-focused name, though the name alone does not specify its approach.
Form submissions and other targeted redirect uses
Some plugins signal a specific workflow, unlike names that indicate broader redirect management.
- Redirection for Contact Form 7: the name ties redirect use to Contact Form 7, making it a targeted example among the category’s widely installed plugins.
- Redirection and 301 Redirects: these names suggest more general redirect positioning rather than a named form workflow.
- Login and WooCommerce overlaps: 28 plugins share the login tag and 25 share the WooCommerce tag, showing that redirect-related plugins also appear in these workflow groupings.
Popularity and update coverage point to a large, uneven field
A small number of plugins account for the category’s higher install counts, while update coverage is below half.
There are 386 plugins in the category, but only 7 have at least 100,000 installs and 19 reach 10,000. That concentration leaves a much larger long tail beyond the most-installed options. 47% were updated in the last year, so recency varies across the field and is worth checking alongside install counts.