Best not found plugins for WordPress
The most popular not found plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Smart Custom 404 Error Page leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Custom 404 Error Page (1K+) and Post Category Prev-Next Link Fix (1K+). All 7 plugins tagged “not found” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 not found plugins
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Smart Custom 404 Error PageThe most installed not found plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,198 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.Custom 404 Error Page
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Post Category Prev-Next Link Fix1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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Page as 40440+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
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Fixora 404 Redirect HomepageFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
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Easy Custom 404 PageFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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PF404 for PetFinderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 7 plugins tagged “not found”

Smart Custom 404 Error Page
#369by NerdPress5 months ago
Create a custom 404 error page the easy way! No coding, and no redirects.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.2K)
- Downloads
- 315/day
Custom 404 Error Page
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,177by WP Chill1 year ago
Use any static page as the 404 error page.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Post Category Prev-Next Link Fix
Up in the last 7 days:13#6,607by ketanambaliya1 year ago
Fixes the bug in category listing page pagination. When you are using permalink structure as %category%/%postname% , second page URL of category listi …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Page as 404
#22,902by Rareview®1 month ago
The lightweight and core-friendly way to manage your site's 404 response using a standard Page within your site
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fixora 404 Redirect Homepage
Up in the last 7 days:3,576#55,969by Fixora Labs27 days ago
Send visitors who land on a missing page to your homepage or another page you choose, with 301/302, an optional log, and a built-in test.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Easy Custom 404 Page
Up in the last 7 days:3,121#63,719by ReorMadrid1 year ago
Customize your 404 error page very easy. Simply select a page and save.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PF404 for PetFinder
Down in the last 7 days:10,447#73,280by brohar9 years ago
Overrides your 404 page template and shows dogs, cats, and other animals in need of new homes and available for adoption.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day