Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl… vs HTTP 410 (Gone) responses (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl…
6.0K+ active installs
Free
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 21 reviews) while Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl… leads in active installations (6.0K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl… has accumulated 308K+ total downloads while HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has 68K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl… | HTTP 410 (Gone) responses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 102 | ◄ | 21 |
| Active Installs | 6.0K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 308K+ | ◄ | 68K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 days ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2011 | |
| Age | 8 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 3.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.0.1 | 1.0.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl…
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl… averaged approximately 224 daily downloads while HTTP 410 (Gone) responses averaged 21.
Recent Reviews
Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl… Reviews
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It is undeniably better that today was delivered to the market as an achievement. Thanks to everyone who worked on the creation of this incredibly useful product.
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HTTP 410 (Gone) responses Reviews
Still works
I use the plugin for Micropub protocol, to tell another site I have deleted my contribution.
It still works
It is 2020 and it still works. In the plugin settings, I use a wild card to return a 410 rather than a 404 from posts. https://mydomain.com/*/ The plugin return a 410 in the header. BRAVO. Th
Works, But Google says its not needed
I removed this plugin based on help text from Google Webmaster Tools: If you have permanently deleted content without intending to replace it with newer, related content, let the old URL return a 404
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