Make Paths Relative
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui · Backup
Also makes 6 other plugins · 114.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Convert Absolute URLs to be relative in your fingertip.
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Health
C 69/100
Stale
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “migration” for “paths”. “migration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paths” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 75 average across 555 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 76.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 284 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Backup 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 466 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 466 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.
37
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| relative | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| relative paths your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| paths | #4 | #12 | 0 |
| relative links your tag | #7 | #14 | down 1 |
| relative urls | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| make | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| migration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove domain your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo friendly urls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “migration” for “paths”. “migration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paths” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
1.3y ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 22 Jul 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 · 74% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Sep 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tudorilisoi1.3y ago
it makes local dev to deploy frictionless This topic was modified 11 months, 3 weeks ago by tudorilisoi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KJ4.3y ago
I have a clean WordPress install using the Twenty Twenty-Two Version: 1.2 theme. The only plugin installed is yours, ‘Make Paths Relative’. In settings I checked the box for ‘Image Paths’. Then changed the WordPress > Settings > General > Timezone from ‘London’ to ‘Los Angeles’ Then BOOM! the following error appears: One or more database tables are unavailable. The database may need to be repaired. Upon investigation in myPHPAdmin we discovered that the _options table field ‘option_name’ > ‘siteurl’ and ‘home’ were blank where the websites url should be. Once, we manually put in the URL into these fields, went back to the site, and refreshed; it worked again until we changed the timezone back again. We also tested this on different web hosts, servers, and with different themes and were able to reproduce the behaviour.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tsf9994.9y ago
Not working with WP 5.8, broke site completely while links are still absolute.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mauricio Lopez Coria5.6y ago
Lightweight, easy to use, and it works. One of my must-have plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vor236.4y ago
This is just the perfect plugin: I installed it, easily set it the way I want it, then refreshed my site and immediately saw the results. If only all plugins were this straightforward, quick, and effective!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fabrício7.0y ago
I didn’t like the plugin. While enabled, it broke internal site links. Both http and https gave “too many redirects” error. Also, the tools to share on Twitter, Facebook, etc. gave error because the URL appeared relative (without the site domain). Just disable the plugin for both problems to end. I do not recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alban747.2y ago
This plug-in has been very useful for me, as I am using Pantheon hosting and their Dev, Test, Live workflow. Making all paths relative helped to simplify everything and avoided an environment referring to links or assets from another as deployments go upstream. I ever had a small conflict with Yoast that would make the paths in sitemaps relative when MPR was activated, but a simple issue report to the plugin author, who has been reactive, helped fix this issue. Thanks again for providing this plug-in
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ photocurio7.6y ago
This plugin is pretty good. For some installations it does not work. For example, a sub directory multisite environment will not work correctly. And many dynamic URLs output from get_template_directory_uri() still have absolute URLS.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.0 Bugs: Fixed an issue where replacements using \n or $n weren’t working correctly. Feature Additions: You can now include slashes in hostnames, giving you more flexibility. For improved security, plugin can no longer be u 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.0 Security Enhancement: Implemented a nonce mechanism to safeguard page updates, preventing unauthorized modifications. Feature Additions: Define multiple domains to be act as relative. Enhanced content control by allowing 2.0.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Convert Absolute URLs to be relative in your fingertip."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,658 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("migration", "relative links", "Remove Domain", "seo friendly urls" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 2K+ → 3K+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 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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Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Backup Migration 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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