Redirect 404 to parent — WordPress 404 Error Plugin
by Moove Agency · WordPress.org page · Website
Redirect 404 to parent has 60+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,928 downloads all time. It was downloaded 110 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on May 26, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
Redirect 404 to parent at a glance
Is Redirect 404 to parent well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- You can defined the BASE URL – this is the URL that will be served as a starting point
- You can define the type of the redirection done by WordPress (302, 301, etc.)
- You can add as many rules you want and easily delete them if you don’t need them anymore
- The plugin checks if you already added a rule based on the slug, so you won’t add the same rule twice
- The plugin checks if the URL you are setting up as a BASE exists in WordPress as a post or page, so you’re not creating an erroneous URL base
- You can see a log of the 404 redirected by the plugin (if the plugin registers any 404 errors), so you can easily identify what URLs are generating the 404…
- If there are more than 10 rows in the 404 log/statistics, you can download the whole log for an URL in CSV format
Redirect 404 to parent reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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I wish I'd founf this plugin 12 months ago ...
My website lists dive watches scraped from eBay. I have always had a problem with old and obsolete listings. For 6 months I have DELETED any posts over 4 weeks old. This has resulted in thousands of 404 errors ... With this plugin I can 301 redirect any deleted listing (post) to the parent category eg. /seiko-tuna-uk/this-watch-has-been-deleted/ 301 redirected to /seiko-tuna-uk/ where the visitor can browse the latest 12 listings :-) THANK YOU PS - I have made a small donation
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Working but not quite.
The plugin seems to work of sub pages only. Anyway thanks.
Ashish Dung Dung
Download and install history
168 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Redirect 404 to parent ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Redirect 404 to parent appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best 404 Error Plugins | #43 by tag, #28 in search | #18 | – |
| Best Redirect Plugins | #62 in search, not tagged | #99 | – |
Details
This plugin helps you redirect any 404 request to the parent URL.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Redirect 404 to parent competes in
Tags
- 404
- broken
- Parent
- redirect
- url
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- Version
- 1.4.1
- Last updated
- May 26, 2026
- First published
- Mar 1, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.3
- Tested up to
- 7.0.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Redirect 404 to parent FAQ
What does Redirect 404 to parent do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Redirect 404 to parent offers You can defined the BASE URL – this is the URL that will be served as a starting point, You can define the type of the redirection done by WordPress (302, 301, etc.), You can add as many rules you want and easily delete them if you don’t need them anymore, The plugin checks if you already added a rule based on the slug, so you won’t add the same rule twice and The plugin checks if the URL you are setting up as a BASE exists in WordPress as a post or page, so you’re not creating an erroneous URL base.
How many active installs does Redirect 404 to parent have?
WordPress.org reports 60+ active installs for Redirect 404 to parent as of October 22, 2026.
Is Redirect 404 to parent still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on May 26, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
Is Redirect 404 to parent free?
Redirect 404 to parent is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Redirect 404 to parent rank among 404 Error Plugins?
Redirect 404 to parent is #18 in the WordPress.org 404 Error Plugins ranking.