301 Redirects vs Redirection
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| Feature | 301 Redirects v2.85 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 300,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | August 15, 2026 | September 19, 2026 |
| Editions | 301 Redirects · WP 301 Redirects PRO ($) | Redirection |
| Pros | Redirect rules chosen from pages, posts and archives in a dropdown; 404 error log with a dashboard widget; CSV import and export for bulk redirect rules | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks |
| Cons | Wildcard and regex matching need the PRO version; Link scanner is a PRO-only SaaS tool | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | No |
| Redirects | — | Yes |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Redirect rules to pages, posts, archives or custom URLs, Per-rule hit counter, 404 error log and dashboard widget, CSV import and export of redirect rules, Link scanner (SaaS, PRO only) ($) | 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 | Advanced Google reCAPTCHA | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects |
| Other | — | WP CLI |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Custom tables | — | 4 |