Advanced Permalinks
by John Godley · SEO
Also makes 11 other plugins · 2.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows multiple permalink structures and category-specific permalinks without needing redirects.
39 health vs 64 average across 1,224 SEO plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5230 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
83
now · peak 99
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
14.3y ago
latest release · v0.1.21
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2016-03-22 · 1,394 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ navi2111.4y ago
::((
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ A.Niraj Kumar11.8y ago
Worked perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ julianap13.0y ago
So far, it’s worked better than I expected. I was really worried about changing my permalinks, as I had over 400 posts on my website, but everything is going smoothly thanks to this plugin. Some of the features are really neat and gave me some ideas for creating some “special sections” of posts in the near future.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SergioRamirez13.1y ago
It’s works fine but redirections are 302. Really efective when you have problems with permalinks. [Remaining content moderated. Stop promoting your own site.]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ exius13.1y ago
Need a little love….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tgrux13.6y ago
From the look of the plugin support page, this is no longer supported. Paging breaks when this plugin is active.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ madloki13.7y ago
Category, pagination…nothing work after activate this plugin. Be really carful with this!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CF13.7y ago
I wanted to use this plug in to migrate and change my permalink structure. Unfortunately activating this plugin breaks permalinks for tags and category pages making it impossible for me to use.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-30 400+ → 300+ down after 294 days in tier
- 2025-11-09 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 500+ → 400+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 500+ → 600+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 600+ → 500+ down after 287 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 700+ → 600+ down after 128 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Custom Permalinks 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Page Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Custom Permalink Editor 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Post Redirect 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Automatically Update Permalinks 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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