Remove Taxonomy URL
by sungraizfaryad · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Strip custom taxonomy slugs from URLs. Optional 301 redirects, hierarchical terms, pagination support, and slug-collision detection.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “permalink”, “redirect” and “slug” for “short url”, “full url” and “strip”. “permalink” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “short url” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “full url” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “slug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “strip” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 22.4K 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 150 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| remove taxonomy slug | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| remove url | #4 | #11 | down 1 |
| url rewrite | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| url detection | #4 | #14 | down 2 |
| taxonomy your tag | #12 | #20 | down 2 |
| short url | #8 | #18 | down 1 |
| remove terms | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| url | #19 | #21 | down 1 |
| full url | #12 | #20 | up 1 |
| custom taxonomy your tag | #21 | #22 | down 1 |
| remove | #21 | #20 | down 3 |
| strip | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| add taxonomy | #12 | #19 | down 1 |
| remove version | #21 | #20 | up 1 |
| from url | #14 | #18 | 0 |
| taxonomy support | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| taxonomy plugin | #15 | #21 | down 1 |
| page taxonomy | #16 | #20 | 0 |
| support url | #19 | #20 | 0 |
| url redirects | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| permalink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
59 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “permalink”, “redirect” and “slug” for “short url”, “full url” and “strip”. “permalink” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “short url” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “full url” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “slug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “strip” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “taxonomy”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 4 Jun 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 30% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ covirtek3.7y ago
It doesn’t work if taxonomy have more then 1 level This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by covirtek.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fusses4.0y ago
Очень сильно помог Очень важен для СЕО Very helpful Very important for SEO
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kraisor5.8y ago
Works fine still, using it with multiple other plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tarahomi6.5y ago
Even though I did it again. (Search -> Permalinks)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ melanino6.5y ago
This plugin is perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Artneo6.7y ago
Thank you so much for this plugin! It works just fine and it should have a higher rating.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Strip custom taxonomy slugs from URLs. Optional 301 redirects, hierarchical terms, pagination support, and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 918 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 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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Remove CPT base 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Admin Slug Column 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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