Simple Website Redirect

53 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

With roughly 6,000 active installs and a focus on a single high-volume feature, popularity sits at 56 of 30, showing the plugin is well known inside its narrow niche but is not a mainstream utility.

Update Freshness

8/25

Last updated 15 March 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.7.5, which is a recent maintenance window, but the maintenance score of 44 of 25 suggests there has been only sporadic development historically.

User Rating

14/15

The 92 of 100 user rating from 21 reviewers is a strong endorsement from a small but happy user base, lifting the ratings score to 92 of 15.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved gives a support score of 50 of 15, indicating no demand for help but also no visible activity from the developer on a forum.

WP Compatibility

8/15

Requiring PHP 7.4 and WordPress 4.7 keeps the compatibility bar low enough for almost any modern host, while the recent WordPress 6.7.5 test keeps it current, landing at 50 of 15.

Scores higher than 5% of indexed plugins

About

A simple plugin designed to redirect an entire website (except the WordPress backend) to another website.

Active Installs 5k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.6/5

Last Updated 2025-03-15 4:35pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.7+

Tested Up To 6.7.7

Requires PHP 7.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Simple Website Redirect forwards all front-end WordPress requests on a given domain to a different URL, while leaving the wp-admin area accessible so the site owner can still log in and make changes. It is configured through a simple settings page where you enter the destination URL and choose whether to send a 301 or 302 status code. There is no per-URL rule engine, no logging, and no matching of legacy paths to new paths.

Who It's For

This plugin fits owners of very small sites who are permanently moving a domain to a new home and need a one-click redirect while still accessing the old wp-admin. It also works for short-term needs like pointing an old domain at a landing page, a seasonal microsite, or an affiliate link, where the redirect is the entire job. Anyone comfortable editing wp-config.php could replicate what this plugin does in a handful of lines, so it suits people who want the simplest possible UI.

Who Should Skip It

If you are migrating a large site and need to map old post URLs to new ones, preserve SEO equity, or track redirect hits, this plugin will not come close to doing the job. Site builders, agencies, and ecommerce stores should reach for a full redirection manager instead.

The Bottom Line

Simple Website Redirect does exactly what its name promises and nothing more, which is why it scores a middling 56.79 of 100 despite a glowing 92 percent user rating. With only 6,000 installs, no support presence, and zero per-URL controls, it is best thought of as a quick utility for a permanent domain swap rather than a redirect framework. Treat it as a five-minute fix, not a long-term tool in your stack.

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