Permalink Manager Lite vs Custom Permalink Editor

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

Permalink Manager Lite

by Maciej Bis

Health A90

Custom Permalink Editor

by Kings Crest Global

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

Permalink Manager Lite Custom Permalink Editor

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	Permalink Manager Lite	Custom Permalink Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 77
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	82/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.70★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	176 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	86/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	16d ago ✓	7mo ago
Downloads · 30d	103.2K ✓	316
Category	eCommerce	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Permalink Manager Lite Custom Permalink Editor

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.