Hikari Category Permalink
by Unknown · SEO
Also makes 3 other plugins · 330+ installs across the portfolio →
For each post, author can choose which category is used in permalink.
47 health vs 64 average across 1,223 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, 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 5796 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
60
now · peak 101
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
15.9y ago
latest release · v1.00.08
2
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-04-09 · 1,388 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 ↗- ★★★★★ vincentjflorio8.7y ago
I installed it, visited my post, hovered over the category names on the right sidebar on the post edit screen, clicked the word “Permalink,” the category name went bold, I saved the post, and when the page refreshed my URL had changed. I didn’t even think about this as a use case but that was a quick and easy way to just totally make it a non-issue. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jiousept8.9y ago
Simple, efficient and still works in WordPress 4.8.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edaniels11.0y ago
Just downloaded, seems to work on 4.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shotputty13.1y ago
Been struggling a long time with posts in multiple categories and it choosing the “wrong” category. This works great, even in WordPress 3.6 !! Thank you!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toxinhead13.3y ago
2 years without a single update and this is still working like a charm. Plugin is lightweight and simplistic, bravo!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-14 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-13 300+ → 400+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-01-02 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 300+ → 400+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 400+ → 300+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 300+ → 400+ 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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Permalink Manager Lite 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP No Base Permalink 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Post Type Permalinks 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
No Category Parents 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Permalink Editor 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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