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Best WordPress Plugins for Managing Urls

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Redirects & 404 Management

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for managing urls comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. All in One SEO Best overall 95/100
  2. 2. 301 Redirects 90/100
  3. 3. Redirection for Contact Form 7 89/100
  4. 4. Permalink Manager Lite 89/100
  5. 5. WP Encryption 89/100
  6. 6. Redirection 88/100
  7. 7. Smart Custom 404 Error Page 88/100
  8. 8. 404 to 301 88/100
  9. 9. WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 88/100
  10. 10. No Category Base 87/100
  11. 11. LoginWP 87/100
  12. 12. Broken Link Checker 86/100
  13. 13. Page Links To 86/100
  14. 14. Redirect 404 to Homepage 86/100
  15. 15. SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer 86/100
1 All in One SEO
Best overall Free by Syed Balkhi

All in One SEO

AIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.

4.7★
from 5,201 ratings
2M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
95

WPScore

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2 301 Redirects
Free by WebFactory

301 Redirects

Manage 301 & 302 redirects. Simple redirection & redirects validation. Includes redirect stats & 404 error log.

4.7★
from 578 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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3 Redirection for Contact Form 7
Free by Themeisle

Redirection for Contact Form 7

Redirect to any page or URL, execute scripts after submission, save data to the database, and unlock additional submission actions for Contact Form 7.

4.7★
from 275 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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4 Permalink Manager Lite
Free by Maciej Bis

Permalink Manager Lite

Permalink Manager enhances WordPress’s built-in URL system, allowing you to change the URLs of native and custom post types and taxonomies.

4.8★
from 176 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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5 WP Encryption
Free by WP Encryption HTTPS

WP Encryption

Lifetime SSL solution - Free SSL certificate & HTTPS redirect, fix insecure site / SSL errors, Security headers, Login Security & Passkey.

4.9★
from 1,143 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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6 Redirection
Free by John Godley

Redirection

Manage 301 redirects, track 404 errors, and improve your site. No knowledge of Apache or Nginx required.

4.4★
from 703 ratings
2M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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8 404 to 301
Free by Syed Balkhi

404 to 301

Redirect manager for 301, 302 and 307 redirection. Monitor and fix 404 errors, log every broken link and protect your SEO after a migration.

4.7★
from 311 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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10 No Category Base
Free by DigitalME

No Category Base

This plugin removes the mandatory 'Category Base' from your category permalinks. It's compatible with WPML.

4.5★
from 34 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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11 LoginWP
Free by Marketing Fire

LoginWP

Redirect users to different locations after they log in, log out and register based on different conditions.

4.8★
from 502 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
87

WPScore

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12 Broken Link Checker
Free by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

Broken Link Checker

Broken Link Checker helps you catch broken links & images fast, before they hurt your SEO or UX. Scan and bulk-fix issues from one easy dashboard.

3.8★
from 603 ratings
500k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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13 Page Links To
Free by Mark Jaquith

Page Links To

Lets you make a WordPress page (or port or other content type) link to a URL of your choosing (on your site, or on another site), instead of its norma …

4.9★
from 157 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
86

WPScore

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