Custom Fields Permalink 2
by athlan · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin allows to use post's custom fields values in permalink structure by adding %field_fieldname%, for posts, pages and custom post types.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom fields”, “custom post types” and “permalink” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 8.7K 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2929 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2929 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalinks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom fields”, “custom post types” and “permalink” 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 238 · 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
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
8.0y ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 24 Oct 2018
7
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kirgizmustafa176.8y ago
I add MY_CUSTOM_FIELD to my post and I changed permalink setting like that /%MY_CUSTOM_FIELD%/%postname%/ but it is not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gediminas7.2y ago
It would be a great plugin because only this one works for me with Custom Fields tag. It gives the tag of Custom Field to generate permalink using most popular WP Permalink plugins, but after successful permalink generation, when you click on it – there is an error because no post found. ACF Permalinks plugin, which is analog of this one, works reversed – it doesn’t give Custom Field tag in the most popular plugins, only in ones which don’t fit my needs. But the post is found after permalink generation. WP version: 5.2.2 This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by Gediminas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pablog7.6y ago
This plugin with “ACF Permalinks” is awesome! Thanks a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cmabb8.0y ago
🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mdwish8.6y ago
This plugin gives me the ability to add my ACF fields into permalinks. I realize this is a pretty non-standard way to construct permalinks but in trying to create ultra short permalinks, this saved me. Thanks so much. The only thing that would make this better, is if I could leave the Post ID out of the permalink, but that’s asking a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Plugin allows to use post's custom fields values in permalink structure by adding %field_fieldname%, for po..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 631 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "url" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-28 600+ → 500+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 700+ → 600+ down after 123 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 800+ → 700+ down after 227 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 900+ → 800+ down after 114 days in tier
- 2024-07-25 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 900+ → 800+ down after 237 days in tier
- 2023-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 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 Permalink Editor 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Automatically Update Permalinks 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D - A Advanced Permalinks 300+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags F
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ACF Permalinks 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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