Automatically Update Permalinks
by WP Zone · Uncategorized
Also makes 21 other plugins · 39K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically updates the permalink (slug) of a post or page when its title is changed.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 54/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “permalink”, “permalinks” and “slug” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
54 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 15K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 810 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 810 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| permalink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalinks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “permalink”, “permalinks” and “slug” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 300 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 12 Aug 2024
5
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 590 days.
Install history since 1 Feb 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nd626.0y ago
Good Job thanks for the plugin developers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skajinet9.0y ago
Плагин реально работает и все выполняется так, как и было задумано. 3 часа искал в интернете решение пока случайно не наткнулся на этот плагин. Автор спасибо тебе!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mladen Gradev10.1y ago
Thank you. This plugin does exactly what it is supposed to, with very simple function.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pithiwat10.3y ago
Work like a charm. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov10.5y ago
nice and useful plugin. works as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.4 Fix: The plugin functionality was not working for posts created with the block editor (Gutenberg) 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 Only disable permalinks for manual post updates (via ) to avoid conflicts with importing plugins etc. 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2 Change author, tested up, license 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0 Initial release 1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Divi, bbPress, LifterLMS.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,446 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "permalinks" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 124 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1690 days in tier
- 2021-10-22 800+ → 1K+ up after 327 days in tier
- 2020-11-29 700+ → 800+ up after 354 days in tier
- 2019-12-11 300+ → 700+ up after 1131 days in tier
- 2016-11-05 10+ → 300+ up
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 Permalink Editor 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - G German Slugs 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Custom Fields Permalink 2 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D - A Advanced Permalinks 300+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags F
- P Permalink Encoding 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Default Permalink 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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