Slug-Free Permalinks vs WP Permastructure

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

Slug-Free Permalinks

by Kodo

Health B80

WP Permastructure

by Robert O'Rourke

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Slug-Free Permalinks	WP Permastructure
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.14★ ✓
Reviews	0	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	59/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	6d ago ✓	3.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	129	484 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Slug-Free Permalinks WP Permastructure

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.