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Best permanent plugins for WordPress

The most popular permanent plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Remove Parents (90+) and 404 ReDirector (70+). All 5 plugins tagged “permanent” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 permanent plugins

  1. 1.
    Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage

    The most installed permanent plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  2. 2.
    Remove Parents

    90+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 19 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.3.

  3. 3.
    404 ReDirector

    70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  4. 4.
    GSY Content Filter

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  5. 5.
    Maybe Perma Delete

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.

All 5 plugins tagged “permanent”