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WP Better Permalinks

by Mateusz Gbiorczyk · Uncategorized

Also makes 2 other plugins · 541K+ installs across the portfolio →

Set custom friendly permalinks structure: Custom Post Type > Taxonomy > Post and Custom Post Type > Taxonomy instead of default WordPress structure.

How scoring works →
89 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 91/100
Support 70/100

89 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

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.

97 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 87/100
Listing tuning 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+98% vs prior 30d
33Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

891

now · peak 1.1K

89730d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank

wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better

6KRank · Aug 26

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.9Stars · Aug 26

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.

897per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How 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

3mo ago

latest release · v4.3.0

27

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

4.3.0 · 3mo ago4.2.1 · 9mo ago4.2.0 · 9mo ago4.1.1 · 1.5y ago4.1.0 · 5.3y ago4.0.2 · 5.8y ago4.0.1 · 5.9y ago4.0.0 · 6.2y ago3.0.9 · 6.2y ago3.0.8 · 7.0y ago3.0.7 · 7.0y ago3.0.6 · 7.2y ago3.0.5 · 7.2y ago3.0.4 · 7.2y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 34% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v4.3 34%
v4.1 33%
v4.2 32%
v3.0 1.4%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
1K–2K ≈1.5K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2019-08-23 · 1,431 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
4.3.1
Last updated
11d ago
Added
2017-10-03 · 8 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. Manou Allou
    12mo ago

    Dear Mateuz. You rock! I was able to include my custom post type’s taxonomy in the URL just with 1 click. Thank you so much!

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  2. koh92
    1.1y ago

    Works fine! Simple solution for HUGE problem! 🙂

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  3. Lawrence
    2.3y ago

    It should be in core!

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  4. VisedFAQ
    2.9y ago

    Just one recommendation: add info regarding JetEngine redirect fix to the FAQ section of the plugin, to resolve any confusion like I had with homepage redirect.

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  5. aizathawari
    3.6y ago

    This plugin is so easy to use, no isses with custom post types in Crocoblock Jetengine, or Metabox.io. It worked as advertise, thank you for this.

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  6. EmanuelHut
    3.8y ago

    Does exactly what it should! Only thing i would like is that the Query_var bug with jetengine fix would be included in the plugin. Otherwise the php snippet posted here is great!

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  7. iacx
    4.5y ago

    Install, Active and GO! Thanks!

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  8. stml123
    5.0y ago

    In use with Custom Post Type and Custom Post Taxonomy and everything works fine!

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Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2019-06-27 CVE-2019-15835 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 3.0.5 Patched in 3.0.5

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.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 7 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Chinese (Taiwan) 100%
Portuguese (Brazil) 100%
Polish 97%
Slovak 97%
French (France) 77%
Dutch 68%
Russian 28%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

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WP Better Permalinks: 1K+ active installs, 4.9★ (26 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-better-permalinks