WordPress plugin comparison
Maintenance Redirect vs Redirection
At a glance
- Redirection has more active installs: 2M+, against 10K+ for Maintenance Redirect.
- On a typical day, Redirection is downloaded about 19,664 times, Maintenance Redirect about 47.
- Maintenance Redirect is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.4 from 705 reviews.
- Redirection was updated more recently: Sep 19, 2026, against May 21, 2026 for Maintenance Redirect.
- Redirection resolves more of its support threads: 44% in the last two months, against 0% for Maintenance Redirect.
- Redirection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Maintenance Redirect.
- Redirection has been around longer: since 2007, against 2010 for Maintenance Redirect.
Line by line
Redirection leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Maintenance Redirect |  Redirection |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,941 | #21 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 2M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.3K | 564.6K |
| Rating | 4.9(24) | 4.4(705) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 44% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.76 | ×2.94 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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