Redirection vs WPML SEO
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| Feature | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | WPML SEO v2.2.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | — |
| Last updated | September 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Redirection | WPML SEO |
| Pros | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks | Adds language-aware sitemaps for Yoast SEO and Rank Math; Translates SEO slugs and primary categories per language; Keeps social meta consistent across translations |
| Cons | 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 | Needs WPML core, which is a separate commercial product; Translated redirects need Yoast SEO Premium |
| 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 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 | Language-aware XML sitemaps for Yoast SEO, Rank Math multilingual sitemap support, Translated SEO slugs, Primary category per language, Translated social meta, Language-aware redirects (Yoast SEO Premium) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects | Yoast SEO, Rank Math SEO, WPML core ($) |
| Other | WP CLI | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |