Simple 301 Redirects By BetterLinks – Easy WordPress Redirect Manager for Redirects, 404 Error Log & More v2.1.0
Simple 301 Redirects provides an easy method of redirecting requests to another page on your site or elsewhere on the web.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 20 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 4, 2026
- Last audited Sep 4, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 5.3+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 53% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 96 Passed
- 20 Warnings
- 9 Failed
24 of 37 checks passed.
48 of 61 checks passed.
11 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
58.5 KB
198.7 KB unzipped
Total files
33
across all file types
Lines of PHP
1,620
in 10 files Small
File types
- PHP
- SVG
- CSS
- JS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 69 High
- 25 Medium
- 38 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 20 audited versions of Simple 301 Redirects By BetterLinks – Easy WordPress Redirect Manager for Redirects, 404 Error Log & More, The largest regression was in Security (-21). The codebase grew 870% in size.
Audited 1.0 → 2.1.0 · 20 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
2,050
downloads
Today
354
downloads
Week over week
−3%
vs previous week
Month over month
−9%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.
Version intelligence
47% of installs run an older version
≈ 47.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v1.07
- v2.0
- v2.1
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
3 mo ago
May 20, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 107 days
average between releases
Total releases
20
since Sep 2009 · 17 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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