SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager vs Simple Website Redirect
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,715, ahead of Simple Website Redirect at #2,951. Over the last 7 days SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager climbed 5 places and Simple Website Redirect climbed 34 places. SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 10K+ active installs against 5K+ for Simple Website Redirect. Downloads this week: SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 608 and Simple Website Redirect 248. Ratings: SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 4.3★ from 73 and Simple Website Redirect 4.6★ from 21 reviews.
| Metric | SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager | Simple Website Redirect |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,715 ▲ 5 | #2,951 ▲ 34 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 608 | 248 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (73) | 4.6★ (21) |
| Last updated | Jul 26, 2026 | Mar 15, 2025 |
| Current version | 9.19 | 1.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,715 | #2,951 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2014 | Feb 2018 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager or Simple Website Redirect?
By active installs, SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager: 10K+ sites run it against 5K+ for Simple Website Redirect, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 31, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager or Simple Website Redirect?
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager, at #1,715 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Simple Website Redirect at #2,951. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager or Simple Website Redirect alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.