Redirection
by John Godley 4.4 (703 reviews)

Redirection

Manage 301 redirects, track 404 errors, and improve your site. No knowledge of Apache or Nginx required.

Redirection ranks #22 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000,000+ active installations, is #3 of 3,731 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 4.4/5 rating from 703 reviews, and was last updated Aug 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v5.10.0 Current Version v5.10.0
Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 29 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#3 of 3,731 in SEO & Marketing Top 1% by installs Downloads -58.2% this week Actively maintained
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#22
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Active Installs
2M+
-33.3%
KW Avg Position
3
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Downloads
71.5M
+25,837 today
Support Resolved
25%
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Rating
88%
Review 4.4 out of 5
4.4 (703 reviews)

Next Milestone 3M

Total Progress 85.7%
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Reviews & Ratings

4.4
703 reviews
Overall 88%
5
558 (79%)
4
36 (5%)
3
16 (2%)
2
20 (3%)
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73 (10%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved
Unresolved
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Total Threads
2
Resolved
6
Unresolved
25%
Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

12 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

  1. Redirection [redirection] < 3.6.4

    Fixed in v3.6.4

  2. Redirection [redirection] < 3.6.4

    Fixed in v3.6.4

  3. Redirection [redirection] < 2.8

    CVE-2018-1000504 · Fixed in v2.8

  4. Redirection [redirection] < 2.8

    Fixed in v2.8

  5. Redirection [redirection] < 2.2.9

    Fixed in v2.2.9

  6. Redirection [redirection] < 2.3.4

    Fixed in v2.3.4

  7. Redirection [redirection] < 2.2.9

    CVE-2011-5329 · Fixed in v2.2.9

  8. Redirection [redirection] < 2.2.12

    CVE-2012-6717 · Fixed in v2.2.12

  9. Redirection [redirection] < 2.2.10

    CVE-2011-4562 · Fixed in v2.2.10

  10. Redirection [redirection] < 3.6.3

    Fixed in v3.6.3

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Redirection is for WordPress site owners who need to manage redirects and monitor broken links without server-level access to Apache or Nginx. It provides tools to create 301 redirects, track 404 errors, and log redirect activity to help maintain a site's structure and links.

  • Regular expression redirect matching
  • Conditional redirects (login, browser, referrer, cookies)
  • Full logging with hit counts
  • 404 error tracking and grouping
  • Query parameter handling
  • Migrate old permalinks
  • Apache .htaccess and Nginx export
  • Import/export via CSV, JSON, WP CLI

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Redirection

Redirection has 2,000,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Redirection holds a 4.4 out of 5 star rating based on 703 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Redirection is developed by John Godley and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Redirection requires WordPress 6.7 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Redirection has been downloaded 71,515,794+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Redirection is 5.10.0. It was last updated on August 29, 2026.
Yes. Redirection is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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