Allow Numeric Slugs
by Automattic · Uncategorized
Also makes 68 other plugins · 18.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows Pages to have a slug (URL) that is only a number. Sacrifices the paged content ability in Pages to accomplish it.
48 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3905 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
258
now · peak 267
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
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
10.7y ago
latest release · v3.0.0
3
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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-12-19 · 1,428 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 review vibe
read from the latest 8 reviews to 2023-07-25Reviewers say it does exactly one thing and does it well, fixing WordPress appending "-2" to numeric slugs, though one notes the developer died in 2019.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ matthewdhenderson3.1y ago
You can’t have a post with a numeric slug like “2020.” WordPress will automatically add a “-2” to the end of it. This plugin solves the problem instantly.This developer passed on in 2019. I’m praying for his soul and the comfort of his family.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ps3hero4.3y ago
Works perfect, THX a lot for this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Evan Norton7.1y ago
SSIA
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xammm8.2y ago
FYI: Works with WordPress 4.9.6
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nabillionaire9.2y ago
Works just as advertised. Love it! Thanks a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dima Stefantsov9.6y ago
Your code solved my issue. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tulimafat10.1y ago
This have been bugging me for soooo long. Finally a way to make pretty URLs. Before WordPress just added a “-2”, and the end, but now it’s displayed as I wanted it. Example: Before: site.com/pictures/2016-2/ Now: site.com/pictures/2016/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roycegracie11.9y ago
you saved my day !
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
- 2026-03-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 1K+ → 900+ down
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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Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Theme Test 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - A Admin Collapse Subpages 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Quick Bulk Post & Page Creator 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - Q Query Posts 700+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Page Management Dropdown 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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