Remove Taxonomy Base Slug
by Alexandru Vornicescu · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 4.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin can remove specific taxonomy base slug from your permalinks (e.g. "/genre/fiction/" to "/fiction/").
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.9K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “category” for “fiction”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fiction” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.6%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 41.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fiction | #18 | #7 | 0 |
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rewrite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- Swap “category” for “fiction”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fiction” sits at #18 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 444 · 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
8.9y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 28 Nov 2017
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 54 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 5K.
Install history since 19 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Leeonard6.1y ago
Great and well done
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ waleedt937.7y ago
Worked as per requirement.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ likafom8.4y ago
Just works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ achilles219.1y ago
the plugin has not been updated for a long time, but it still works fine. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nilamintesols10.0y ago
Best Plugin Working fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aka10110.6y ago
I was trying to find from a long time and this plugin just fixed my issue’s in no time. Thank you for making such a great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ radgh11.0y ago
I needed to make categories and a custom taxonomy called “Industry” have no slug. But some other taxonomies needed to keep them. I wasn’t sure if this would affect all taxonomies, but it has an option page to select them. Simple enough, seems to work just fine!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lepressing11.0y ago
Great plug in !!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1 Fixed a little bug. Added Multisite support. 2.1
- — Version 2.0 Fixed: A bug in PHP 5.4 + some other bugs Added: Admin Panel with the list of all taxonomies. 2.0
- — Version 1.2 Fixed: Auto update permalinks after adding new terms. 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Fixed a bug with hierarchical terms. 1.1
- — Version 1.0.1 Some small bug fixes. 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0 First release. 1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 "This plugin can remove specific taxonomy base slug from your permalinks (e.g. "/genre/fiction/" to "/fictio..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 6 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 782 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("category", "rewrite", "tag" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-08 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-07 4K+ → 5K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-08-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 364 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 296 days in tier
- 2024-11-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 399 days in tier
- 2023-10-04 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-10-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 277 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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Search & Filter 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Taxonomy Images 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Taxonomy Switcher 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Archive Title 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
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