Longer Permalinks
by antithesisgr · Uncategorized
Allow long permalinks in your WordPress. Useful especially for using non-latin characters in permalinks. Respects future relevant core updates.
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Health
B 72/100
Stale
Active installs
8K+
≈8K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “slugs” for “latin”. “slugs” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “latin” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
72 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 71.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 405 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 405 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| slugs length your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| long your tag | #5 | #11 | down 2 |
| long title your tag | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| permalinks your tag | #11 | #14 | down 3 |
| permalink | #17 | #15 | down 3 |
| latin | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| custom permalinks | #13 | #15 | down 1 |
| slugs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “slugs” for “latin”. “slugs” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “latin” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “permalinks”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.4K · 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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.32 · 21 Sep 2025
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 8K.
Install history since 20 May 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ svifi1.9y ago
Noice! 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ takisbig2.2y ago
Excellent plugin, simply works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ antritsos2.6y ago
I was looking for a solution on Google, and I could not find something to help me increase the 20-character limit on blog post URLs. I found this plugin and I activated it, and it immediately solves my problem. So thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shadowlmd5.1y ago
I just wonder why WP devs still haven’t fixed this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ liaris5.3y ago
Work Great! with WP All Import & Greek
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toulip5.4y ago
Worked Like A Charm! Good Job Giannis!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rashid86.0y ago
This plugin is amazing and works perfectly without any issues. I think this plugin is a must for users who have Arabic URL, with this plugin you can use the full length of your Arabic post title as a URL, helps with SEO and makes your URLs look more professional. I am using this plugin in a Multi-site Multilingual WordPress and it’s working perfectly. It’s free and their support is fast, amazing & cooperative. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Parmen6.3y ago
Tried to change warchar(200) to text in many related tables – only ruined the site. Thanks to this elegant plugin my bad days are over. Big service to WP community, indeed.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.32 Latest WordPress compatibility tests 1.32
- — Version 1.31 Bug fix: Fixing regression that came up at v1.30 related to advanced-custom-fields (ACF) plugin post types. Credits: @nevma 1.31
- — Version 1.30 Bug fix: Properly handle advanced-custom-fields (ACF) plugin post types. Credits: @sotosx 1.30
- — Version 1.29 Bug fix: Long slugs backup on specific cases preventing some proper slug restores on core update. Credits: @sotosx 1.29
- — Version 1.28 Refactoring and minor improvements 1.28
- — Version 1.27 Refactoring and minor improvements 1.27
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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
2 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 "Allow long permalinks in your WordPress. Useful especially for using non-latin characters in permalinks. Re..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 945 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "long title", "slugs length" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 8K+ → 7K+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2025-10-19 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 8K+ → 9K+ up after 186 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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AutoConvert Greeklish Permalinks 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Greeklish Slugs 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Pinyin Slugs 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cyrillic Permalinks 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - P Plugin Name: RO Slugs 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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translit it! 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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