Slug Automator
by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe) · AI
Also makes 24 other plugins · 214K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically generates URL-friendly slugs from post titles using the WordPress AI Client.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
-46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “slugs” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
84 health vs 77 average across 3,393 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 2.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,012 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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 15 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 18 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
47
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
40%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| automator | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| slug your tag | #7 | #20 | up 1 |
| slugs | #23 | #23 | up 1 |
| custom slug | #18 | #21 | up 1 |
| post slug | #19 | #22 | 0 |
| ai your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “slugs” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 11 May 2026 · 174 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 665 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
15
releases in the last 12 months
18d ago
latest release · v0.6.0 · 14 Oct 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 143 days.
Install history since 13 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mayo Moriyama5mo ago
パーマリンクに日本語タイトルがそのまま入ってしまうのをやめられるプラグイン。サイトによってはスラッグのかわりに数字を使っているところも見かけますが、SEO的にも意味のあるURLであるほうがいいはずなので、とても便利だと思いました。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bissy5mo ago
Why hasn’t there been a plugin like this until now? (Well, it’s because AI connectors didn’t exist yet…) This is exactly what everyone, especially non-English speaking users, has been looking for. Simply by enabling this, messy slugs become beautiful. If you don’t like the result, you can try again with the regenerate button. You no longer need to use ID-based permalinks just to have clean slugs. Non-English speakers don’t have to struggle with manual translations anymore either. It is an incredibly simple and powerful plugin. I highly recommend everyone give it a try. You will probably want to install it on every single one of your sites.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
3 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 "Automatically generates URL-friendly slugs from post titles using the WordPress AI Client."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, OpenAI.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 895 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "permalink" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 90+ → 100+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 60+ → 90+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-09-12 50+ → 60+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 40+ → 50+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 20+ → 40+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 10+ → 20+ 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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Custom Permalinks 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Remove CPT base 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Admin Slug Column 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Automatically Update Permalinks 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Remove Taxonomy URL 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
SF Author Url Control 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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