IDX Real Estate Listings vs Redirection
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| Feature | IDX Real Estate Listings v3.20.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 3.2/5 Visit Details | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | September 19, 2026 |
| Editions | dsIDXpress ($) | Redirection |
| Pros | Live MLS listings and property search through shortcodes and widgets; Indexable listing pages and sitemap integration for search engines; Registration forms for saved searches and listing alerts | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks |
| Cons | Needs an activation key from a paid Diverse Solutions subscription; An activation key works on only one WordPress website at a time | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | No |
| Redirects | — | Yes |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Listing and search shortcodes ($), Search and listing widgets ($), Indexable listing pages ($), XML sitemap entries ($), Registration form for saved searches and alerts ($), SEO settings page ($), Google Maps search (Pro package) ($) | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects |
| Other | Google Maps ($), Diverse Solutions IDX API ($) | WP CLI |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-idx.diversesolutions.com, api-b.idx.diversesolutions.com, idx.diversesolutions.com, maps.googleapis.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 4 |