WordPress plugin comparison
URL Shortener vs Redirection
At a glance
- Redirection has more active installs: 2M+, against fewer than 10 for URL Shortener.
- On a typical day, Redirection is downloaded about 19,664 times, URL Shortener about 3.
- URL Shortener is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 705 reviews.
- Redirection was updated more recently: Sep 19, 2026, against Aug 18, 2026 for URL Shortener.
- Redirection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for URL Shortener.
- Redirection has been around longer: since 2007, against 2026 for URL Shortener.
Line by line
Redirection leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  URL Shortener |  Redirection |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #65,834 | #21 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 2M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 57 | 564.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.4(705) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 44% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×2.94 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free