WordPress plugin comparison
Maintenance Redirect vs URL Shortener
Maintenance Redirect
by Peter Hardy-vanDoorn
10K+ installs4.9
URL Shortener
by fahdchouki
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Maintenance Redirect has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for URL Shortener.
- On a typical day, Maintenance Redirect is downloaded about 47 times, URL Shortener about 3.
- URL Shortener is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 24 reviews.
- URL Shortener was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against May 21, 2026 for Maintenance Redirect.
- URL Shortener is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Maintenance Redirect.
- Maintenance Redirect has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for URL Shortener.
Line by line
Maintenance Redirect leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Maintenance Redirect | URL Shortener |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,936 | #68,634 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.4K | 54 |
| Rating | 4.9(24) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.76 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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