Single Category Permalink
by Scott Reilly · Uncategorized
Also makes 50 other plugins · 78.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Reduce permalinks (category or post) that include entire hierarchy of categories to just having the lowest level category.
47 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1795 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
88
now · peak 139
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.
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
4.9y ago
latest release · v2.5.2
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-06 · 1,423 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hangtotnenmua5.6y ago
nice plugins! i love you! chup chup
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rabby6.6y ago
Unstopable thanks, So far it can be said. This tiny plugin is very very helpful to make good url structure for big site, which is huge category and sub-category. [Note: I’m not good at English so much]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dandeedo8.3y ago
gives you full control of your category permalinks… Really great plugin, works well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dandeedo8.3y ago
gives you full control of your category permalinks… Really great plugin, works well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rojer_3111.2y ago
Works as it says on the tin 🙂 My request would be to allow a configuration or hook to determine if both categories & posts need to be affected or just one of them. I’m right now facing this issue & need to disable this functionality for all the categories, but have it enabled for all the posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmykos11.3y ago
Great plugin. I tested it with WordPress 4.2.2 – works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-27 500+ → 400+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2025-08-03 600+ → 500+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 272 days in tier
- 2024-01-06 800+ → 700+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2023-12-25 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2023-12-13 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-12 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-10 800+ → 700+ down after 207 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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Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Permalinks 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP No Base Permalink 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP Category Permalink 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- E External Permalinks Redux 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
- E Enhanced Custom Permalinks 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/single-category-permalink" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Single Category Permalink — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Single Category Permalink: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/single-category-permalink