WordPress plugin comparison
Redirect Old Links vs Redirection
At a glance
- Redirection has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Redirect Old Links.
- On a typical day, Redirection is downloaded about 825 times, Redirect Old Links about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Redirection was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Mar 20, 2017 for Redirect Old Links.
- Redirection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Redirect Old Links.
- Redirect Old Links has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Redirection.
Line by line
Redirection leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Redirect Old Links |  Redirection |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38,535 | #415 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 16 | 59.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(419) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.53 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 28 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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