WordPress plugin comparison
Redirect vs Simple Website Redirect
At a glance
- Simple Website Redirect has more active installs: 5K+, against 4K+ for Redirect.
- On a typical day, Simple Website Redirect is downloaded about 35 times, Redirect about 26.
- Redirect is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 4.6 from 21 reviews.
- Simple Website Redirect was updated more recently: Mar 15, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Redirect.
- Simple Website Redirect is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.9.35 for Redirect.
- Redirect has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Simple Website Redirect.
Line by line
Simple Website Redirect leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Redirect |  Simple Website Redirect |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,231 | #2,948 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 662 | 810 |
| Rating | 5.0(14) | 4.6(21) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.23 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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