Slugs Manager: Delete Old Permalinks from WordPress Database
by WPFactory · Uncategorized
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Scan & remove old or outdated slugs (permalinks) in Wordpress, keep your database optimized & your URLs SEO-friendly.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.6K estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “old posts”, “god” and “old post” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 98.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 15 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| old slugs your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| regenerate slugs your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| old | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| slugs | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| slugs manager your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| old posts | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| god | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| old post | #8 | #15 | down 1 |
| trunk | #9 | #8 | down 1 |
| permalinks | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| slug | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| wordpress database | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| delete old posts | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| remove id | #7 | #16 | — |
| outdated | #18 | #17 | down 3 |
| permalink | #15 | #16 | up 1 |
| remove title | #16 | #20 | down 3 |
| clean seo slugs | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| sanitize | #18 | #15 | down 1 |
| regenerate | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
61 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “old posts”, “god” and “old post” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Oct 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · 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
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 21 Oct 2026
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.9.0 Dev – Post IDs sanitized before deleting old slugs. Dev – Output escaped. Dev – JavaScript moved to an external file. Dev – Plugin icon added to the settings page. Dev – Coding standards improved. Dev – WPFactory Admin M 2.9.0
- — Version 2.8.2 Tested up to: 7.0. 2.8.2
- — Version 2.8.1 readme.txt content update. 2.8.1
- — Version 2.8.0 Dev – Security – Output escaped. Dev – Security – Input sanitized. Dev – Plugin settings moved to the “WPFactory” menu. Dev – WPFactory “Recommendations” added. Dev – WPFactory “Key Manager” added. Dev – Code refactoring 2.8.0
- — Version 2.7.5 Tested up to: 6.6. 2.7.5
- — Version 2.7.4 readme.txt content update. 2.7.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.9.0). 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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 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
6 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 "Scan & remove old or outdated slugs (permalinks) in Wordpress, keep your database optimized & your URLs SEO..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you need", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Rank Math.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,886 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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