Custom Permalinks vs Custom Post Type Permalinks

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Custom Permalinks

by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

Health B84

Custom Post Type Permalinks

by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe)

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Custom Permalinks Custom Post Type Permalinks

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Custom Permalinks	Custom Post Type Permalinks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 84	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	99/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.07★	4.64★ ✓
Reviews	116 ✓	71
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	33.0K ✓	14.2K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Custom Permalinks Custom Post Type Permalinks

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.