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Best WordPress Redirect Plugins in 2026

Data from WordPress.org Updated First published 5 min read

301 rules, broken link tracking and tidy URLs after a site changes shape.

A redirect plugin maps an old address to a new one so the link someone shared five years ago still lands somewhere useful. It matters most right after a migration or a permalink change, which is exactly when nobody has time to write server rules.

Together these 10 plugins run on more than 8,970,000 active WordPress sites. Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "redirect", its tag listing and its search results.

On this page
  1. Best for each measure
  2. Quick comparison
  3. The top 10
  4. How to choose
  5. Head-to-head
  6. How this list is ranked
  7. FAQ
  8. Conclusion
  9. Other rankings

Best Redirect Plugin for each measure

One plugin per measure, taken from the same WordPress.org figures as the ranking. A measure with nothing behind it is left out rather than guessed.

Most installed
Rank Math SEO

4 million+, active installs reported by WordPress.org

Highest rated
Redirection

5.0 out of 5, from 412 reviews, counting only plugins with at least 50

Most reviewed
Rank Math SEO

7,498 reviews, the largest body of feedback behind a score

Most recently updated
Redirection for Contact Form 7

September 2, 2026, the latest release in this list

Longest established
All in One SEO

March 30, 2007, first published on WordPress.org

Best support record
All in One SEO

33 of 33 resolved, recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum

Most languages
Rank Math SEO

19 languages, translated to 90% or more on translate.wordpress.org

Redirect Plugins compared: rating, reviews, installs

# Plugin Rating Reviews Active installs
1 All in One SEO 4.7 5,202 2 million+
2 301 Redirects 4.7 578 300,000+
3 Redirection 4.4 703 2 million+
4 Redirection for Contact Form 7 4.7 275 200,000+
5 All 404 Redirect to Homepage 4.1 96 200,000+
6 Rank Math SEO 4.8 7,498 4 million+
7 Redirection 5.0 412 100,000+
8 404 to 301 4.7 311 100,000+
9 Redirect 404 to Homepage 4.6 23 60,000+
10 Shortcode Redirect 4.3 31 10,000+

The 10 best Redirect Plugins, ranked by WordPress.org

Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "redirect", its tag listing and its search results. Arrows show movement against the previous snapshot.

  1. 1.All in One SEO

    All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)

    4.7 (5,202) 2 million+ active installs Updated Aug 28, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    AIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  2. 2.301 Redirects

    301 Redirects – Redirect Manager

    4.7 (578) 300,000+ active installs Updated Aug 15, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Manage 301 & 302 redirects. Simple redirection & redirects validation. Includes redirect stats & 404 error log.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  3. 3.Redirection

    4.4 (703) 2 million+ active installs Updated Aug 29, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Manage 301 redirects, track 404 errors, and improve your site. No knowledge of Apache or Nginx required.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  4. 4.Redirection for Contact Form 7

    4.7 (275) 200,000+ active installs Updated Sep 2, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Redirect to any page or URL, execute scripts after submission, save data to the database, and unlock additional submission actions for Contact Form 7.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org

  5. 5.All 404 Redirect to Homepage

    4.1 (96) 200,000+ active installs Updated Aug 21, 2026 Tested up to 6.9.7

    Using this plugin, you can fix all 404 error links by redirecting them to homepage using the SEO 301 redirection. Improve your SEO rank & pages speed

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  6. 6.Rank Math SEO

    Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings

    4.8 (7,498) 4 million+ active installs Updated Aug 31, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Grow your organic traffic and AI visibility with powerful SEO tools, XML sitemaps, Schema automation, and built-in AI SEO, all in one place.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  7. 7.Redirection

    5.0 (412) 100,000+ active installs Updated May 8, 2026 Tested up to 6.9.7

    Redirection

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  8. 8.404 to 301

    404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring

    4.7 (311) 100,000+ active installs Updated Aug 31, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Redirect manager for 301, 302 and 307 redirection. Monitor and fix 404 errors, log every broken link and protect your SEO after a migration.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  9. 9.Redirect 404 to Homepage

    4.6 (23) 60,000+ active installs Updated Aug 26, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Redirect 404 missing pages to the homepage using SEO 301 redirection. Super lightweight!

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  10. 10.Shortcode Redirect

    4.3 (31) 10,000+ active installs Updated Aug 25, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Redirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

How to choose a Redirect Plugin for WordPress

  1. 1

    Know the difference between 301 and 302

    A 301 says the move is permanent and passes the ranking on. A 302 says it is temporary. Using the wrong one after a migration loses what the old address had earned.

  2. 2

    Watch the 404 log for real problems

    The value is often not the redirects you plan but the ones the log tells you to make, from links you did not know existed.

  3. 3

    Redirect to the closest page, not the homepage

    Sending every dead URL to the front page is worse than a 404 for the reader and gains nothing in search.

  4. 4

    Keep the list short

    Every request is checked against every rule. Hundreds of hand-written redirects belong in the server configuration, not the database.

Redirect Plugin comparisons: side by side

The top four against each other on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.

How we rank Redirect Plugins

WordPress.org publishes two orderings for "redirect" and neither is reliable alone. The tag listing covers every tag the directory files these plugins under, "redirect", "redirects", "redirection" and "301", and is sorted by active installs, which lets a large plugin carrying one of them loosely sit above the ones the category is about. Its search results are sorted by relevance and carry their own noise. So a plugin is placed here by where it sits across both lists: high in each one lifts it, high in only one does not. We fetch both every day at 03:00 UTC, keep every day's snapshot, and add nothing of our own. No plugin is inserted, removed or sponsored, and each entry shows its position in both lists on its own page. Full methodology.

Redirect Plugins FAQ

What is the best Redirect Plugin for WordPress?

On WordPress.org's own ranking for "redirect", All in One SEO is #1 as of September 7, 2026, with 2 million+ active installs and a 4.7 out of 5 rating. By active installs, Rank Math SEO leads with 4 million+. By rating, Redirection scores 5.0 out of 5 from 412 reviews.

Which Redirect Plugin has the most active installs?

Rank Math SEO, with 4 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org as of September 7, 2026. It ranks #6 in this list.

Which Redirect Plugin has the highest rating?

Redirection, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 412 reviewers on WordPress.org. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted, so a single 5-star review does not win.

Which Redirect Plugin was updated most recently?

Redirection for Contact Form 7 shipped its latest release on September 2, 2026. 9 of the 10 plugins in this list were updated in the last 90 days, which is the usual sign of active maintenance.

How many Redirect Plugins are there on WordPress.org?

WordPress.org lists 553 plugins tagged "redirect", "redirects", "redirection" and "301" as of September 7, 2026. This page shows the top 10 in the directory's own order.

Do redirects slow down a WordPress site?

A handful never will. A plugin checks incoming URLs against its rules on requests that would otherwise be a 404, which is cheap. Thousands of rules, or matching with regular expressions on every request, is where it starts to cost, and that scale belongs in the server configuration.

Should I redirect deleted pages or let them 404?

Redirect when a genuinely equivalent page exists; that keeps the visitor and the link value. Let it 404 when nothing replaces the content. Redirecting everything to the homepage is the common mistake: it confuses the reader and search engines treat it much like a 404 anyway.

Redirect Plugins: the bottom line

As of September 7, 2026, All in One SEO holds the #1 spot for "redirect" on WordPress.org, followed by 301 Redirects and Redirection. If install base matters most, Rank Math SEO leads with 4 million+ active installs. If ratings matter most, Redirection scores 5.0 out of 5 across 412 reviews.

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