Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 3 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.

1. ★★★★★ ciceronepavaloi

   2.9y ago

   Thanks, it helped me clarify what I was doing wrong. 🙂

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2. ★★★★★ M.Code

   5.0y ago

   This plugin is really useful for specific needs. But unfortunately not maintained anymore… =/ If someone need and update version of this check this out : https://wordpress.org/plugin/url-rewrite-analyzer Features: – Nice and clean interface – Remove all PHP warning / notices – Update code structure – Compatible with latest WP Version – Light / Old / Dark UI This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by M.Code. This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by M.Code. This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by M.Code. This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by M.Code. This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by M.Code. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by M.Code.

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3. ★★★★★ jamieschmid

   6.3y ago

   Still an incredibly useful plugin after all these years. Confirming it works on 5.4.2 with blocks enabled also! I needed it to help make sense of some complex rewrites critical to our AWS load balancer distribution, this plugin was integral in my troubleshooting. It also helped me identify ways to simplify and get rid of superfluous rules being added from all over (manual rules, Redirection, other plugins etc). I’d like to see the owner update this so more people will know it’s safe to use. Or if it’s abandoned, someone take it over! This is a great developer resource that’s probably being overlooked.

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4. ★★★★★ mumbomedia

   6.8y ago

   Very easy to use. Although supposedly not tested under 5.3.2, it works flawlessly under it. A must-have for any WordPress developer

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5. ★★★★★ Kane G

   7.4y ago

   Helped me sort some issues with the rewrite rules when developing a plugin. Works fine with WordPress 5.2 and does what you need it too.

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6. ★★★★★ Natacha

   7.7y ago

   Confirmed to still work 8 years later in 2019! – WordPress 5.04 A super handy little tool to test the custom permalinks mess that can be created when adding custom rewrite rules. Really handy if you are generating dynamic (virtual) pages and URLs on the fly! This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by Natacha.

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7. ★★★★★ Barry Ceelen

   9.3y ago

   Throws a warning if WP_DEBUG is on, other than that still a very handy tool to check your rewrite rules.

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8. ★★★★★ papacoderrs

   10.3y ago

   Thank you!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0 First WP.org plugin repository release Further code cleanup 1.0
2. — Version 0.5 Code cleanup Added URL checker 0.5
3. — Version 0.2 Highlight non-public query vars Highlight regex repeating groups 0.2
4. — Version 0.1 First version, mostly a test of my regex parsing skills 0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1089 days in tier
2. 2023-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1148 days in tier
3. 2020-06-19 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1088 days in tier
4. 2017-06-27 3K+ → 4K+ 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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Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (26 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/monkeyman-rewrite-analyzer