WP Category Permalink

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 2.4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ titusraj

   6.9y ago

   Hi, I have been using this plugin for some years. It does not seem to be working with the current version of wordpress. Had a host of errors from Google ads and realised all the loved permalinks were no longer functioning an creating a redirect error. It works fine when Classic Editor Plugin is activated. Does not work when classic editor plugin is deactivated and guttenberg is activated. Hope is gets fixed soon. Thanks This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by titusraj.

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2. ★★★★★ r0by

   7.3y ago

   Works flawlessly with 5.2.2. Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   7.7y ago

   This does everything I used the old WP Custom Gallery links plugin for, with the added bonus that it works with Gutenberg! The creator is also super helpful, I had an issue with using the plugin due to an old version of php on my server, and he was able to debug and fix the problem straight away.Very impressed, both with the plugin and also customer service.

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4. ★★★★★ gezginorman

   8.2y ago

   If you have posts that belong more than one category, you’ll love this plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ bramchi

   8.5y ago

   Works great

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6. ★★★★★ tschopo

   9.4y ago

   First of all: Great Idea and would be really nice if it worked. But: I purchased the pro version, and it breaks my site. I also opened a support thread, which is ignored. Edit: The Author trys to help, and offers a refund. So I adjusted the rating, because good support (but still doesn’t work). Edit 2: After recent update of the plugin, now works 🙂 This topic was modified 9 years ago by tschopo. Reason: Contact with Author This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by tschopo. Reason: plugin now works

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7. ★★★★★ barglobeworld

   9.7y ago

   I searched high and low for ages looking for a plugin that does exactly what this one does. I was overjoyed when I found it AND when I saw how easy it is to use. There are plugins that let you do away with having the category name in the permalink altogether, but WordPress does not recommend it because of its structure and I think it’s good to have categories in the links of products. Most of the products on my website are in more than one category. Now, just by clicking on an image of a heart next to the category list, I can tell WordPress which category (or subcategory) I want in my product permalink. Thank you Jordy for this incredible plugin. It should be in the top ten of “must haves” for WP.

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8. ★★★★★ isaakgeo

   10.3y ago

   Is the free version of the plugin no longer work for Woocommerce?

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.4.0 Compatibility with PHP 7.2 by removing create_function calls. Thanks to David (https://github.com/jordymeow/wp-category-permalink/pull/3#issuecomment-443597831). 3.4.0
2. — Version 3.3.0 Everything is released for free. 3.3.0
3. — Version 3.2.8 Fix: WP 4.9. 3.2.8
4. — Version 3.2.7 Fix: Name instead of Query Var. 3.2.7
5. — Version 3.2.6 Fix: Avoid double trailing slashes. 3.2.6
6. — Version 3.2.4 Fix: Trailing slashes. 3.2.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-06-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-06-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2024-06-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-06-07 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-06-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-06-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-06-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 608 days in tier
8. 2022-10-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 732 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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