Permalink History
by EdwardBock · Backup
Saves the history of your WordPress site permalinks and provides automatic redirects.
77 health vs 76 average across 106 Backup plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 124
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-07-10 40+ → 50+ up after 43 days in band
- 2026-05-28 30+ → 40+ up after 14 days in band
- 2026-05-14 40+ → 30+ down after 47 days in band
- 2026-03-28 50+ → 40+ down after 23 days in band
- 2026-03-05 40+ → 50+ up after 33 days in band
- 2026-01-31 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-30 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 3M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/permalink-history" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Permalink History — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Permalink History: 40+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/permalink-history