WordPress plugin comparison

Force Lowercase URLs vs Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks

Force Lowercase URLs

by Storm Consultancy

200+ installs4.5

Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks

by WPDeveloper

100K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Force Lowercase URLs.
On a typical day, Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks is downloaded about 1,190 times, Force Lowercase URLs about 4.
Force Lowercase URLs is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.8 from 162 reviews.
Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Nov 9, 2012 for Force Lowercase URLs.
Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Force Lowercase URLs.
Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Force Lowercase URLs.

Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Lowercase URLs	Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks
Popular rank	#11,951	#338
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	123.4K
Rating	4.5(4)	3.8(162)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.18
Last release	14 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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