Redirection vs Yoast Test Helper
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| Feature | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Yoast Test Helper v1.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | September 19, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Redirection | Yoast Test Helper |
| Pros | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks | Free, GPLv3; Development mode and feature toggles for Yoast; Database version control for testing upgrades; Logger and Query Monitor output for debugging |
| 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 | Built for development and test sites, not production; Changes Yoast options and feature flags on the site; Can point My Yoast connection at staging environments |
| 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 | Yoast development mode, Toggle Yoast features, Toggle Yoast plugins, Set plugin and database versions for upgrade tests, Test logger with database storage, Query Monitor output, Switch My Yoast environment for testing |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects | Yoast SEO, WooCommerce SEO, Query Monitor |
| Other | WP CLI | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |