Postname Permalink Auto Redirect
by fabioneves · Uncategorized
This plugin will automatically 301 redirect your old 'postname' format permalinks so you don't lose your precious SEO.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “link”, “links” and “old post slugs” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,771 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 16.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,779 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3464 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 16 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3464 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.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| old post slugs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post slug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post slugs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
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.
What to do about it
- “link”, “links” and “old post slugs” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
9.5y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 10 May 2017
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 61% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jaredlt7.9y ago
No settings to configure. You just update your permalink structure and it just works. Brilliant.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devo258.6y ago
This is perfect plugin to reslove all issues when it comes to change permalink from %postname% to /%category%/%postname%/ this is the right plugin to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ avmaksimov9.3y ago
Installed, activated, changed premalink structure and that’s all! Great job, guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lanclet119.3y ago
I would like to say this is working, but it isn’t for me anymore. I used to backdate posts to 2013 to test them without them showing up on the homepage, but now when I change the date it doesn’t redirect the way it used to, it used to easily redirect from the 2017 to 2013 url and vise versa, but no more… please help! Example: http://url/2017/07/example-page > http://url/2013/07/example-page used to automatically redirect when I made date changes, now I get 404’s again… sad panda 🙁 I’m using WordPress 4.7.3 right now and it’s not working, when I have time to update the website to 4.8 I’ll be back with an update. Update: November 7th, 2017 – I have tested this plugin on multiple websites now and it flat out doesn’t work. I have to update my review to 1 star. This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by lanclet11.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeffinho20169.7y ago
Works great for standard pages but doesn’t redirect AMP pages This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by Jeffinho2016. Reason: I'm stupid This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by Jeffinho2016.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ acbrent259.8y ago
Just activate and it’s good to go!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gery Green10.0y ago
I had to change the permalink structure to an old website having hundreds of posts from /%postname%/ to /%category%/%postname%/ and this is the only plugin I found that does exactly that, without any problems.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ farahmawan10.0y ago
Good Job.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will automatically 301 redirect your old 'postname' format permalinks so you don't lose your pr..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,766 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "old post slugs", "post slugs" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-13 700+ → 600+ down after 283 days in tier
- 2025-09-03 800+ → 700+ down after 277 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 900+ → 800+ down after 258 days in tier
- 2024-03-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 1238 days in tier
- 2020-10-26 700+ → 1K+ 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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- R Remove Image Links 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Link View 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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