WP Permastructure vs Slug-Free Permalinks

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

WP Permastructure

by Robert O'Rourke

Health D48

Slug-Free Permalinks

by Kodo

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	WP Permastructure	Slug-Free Permalinks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	D · 48	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.14★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	15 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.1y ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	491 ✓	162
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Permastructure Slug-Free 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.