Custom Permalinks

82 Quality Score

Active Installs

23/30

With 100,000 active installs the plugin has a solid niche following, though it sits well below the top redirect alternatives at 300,000 to 2,000,000 installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated October 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.8.5, the plugin is clearly being maintained against current core releases.

User Rating

12/15

An 82 out of 100 score from 116 ratings indicates above-average user satisfaction, though the sample size is modest.

Support Health

8/15

Support health is the weakest signal here, with 2 total threads and a 0.0% resolution rate, suggesting users may not get fast or documented help.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Requiring only PHP 7.0 and WordPress 2.6, plus recent core testing, gives it a very wide compatibility footprint.

Scores higher than 88% of indexed plugins

About

A powerful WordPress plugin for full URL control. Set custom permalinks, auto-redirects, and use dynamic tags for ideal site structure and SEO.

Active Installs 100k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.1/5

Last Updated 2026-08-20 2:34pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.0+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.0+

Security History

3 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 2 Medium

Most recent: August 23, 2024

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What It Does

Custom Permalinks lets WordPress site owners manually rewrite the URL slug for any post, page, or custom post type, overriding the default permalink structure. It also handles auto-redirects from the old URL to the new one, preventing broken links after edits. Dynamic tags and per-content-type rules give fine-grained control over how archives and individual items appear in the address bar.

Who It's For

This plugin fits content-heavy sites that frequently rename posts, republish archives, or maintain legacy URL patterns from a migration, such as news publishers, real estate portals, and educational catalogs. It is also useful for multi-language sites and affiliate sites that need SEO-friendly, human-readable slugs independent of the default WordPress structure. Developers building custom post type directories will find the per-type permalink editor especially handy.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need standard pretty permalinks or basic category and tag rewrites, the WordPress core settings are enough and adding this plugin introduces unnecessary complexity. Sites with simple URL needs should also skip it to avoid one more thing that can conflict with caching, sitemaps, or SEO plugins like AIOSEO.

The Bottom Line

Custom Permalinks earns a 73.92 overall quality score and does one specific job, rewriting individual URLs with auto-redirects, quite well. The 0% support thread resolution rate is a real concern for anyone who may need help troubleshooting conflicts with other plugins. It is a solid pick for users with clear URL customization needs, but the support gap means you should be comfortable debugging on your own.

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