WP No Base Permalink
by Sergio · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 10.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Removes category base or parents categories or tag base from your permalinks. Compatible with WPML Plugin and WordPress Multisite.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+56%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “base”, “category” and “parents” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →17%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 57.6K 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2370 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2370 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| base your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| parents your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “base”, “category” and “parents” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 783 · 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
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 6 Sep 2017
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 years ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ petruciucur3.4y ago
It doesn’t work anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arturdlugosz4.8y ago
Doesn’t working. I don’t see any changes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ojoblindado5.6y ago
very good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ palmtek6.2y ago
I went through all the options. I refuse to use Yoast; can’t stand it. Many of the other category base removers break stuff or their plugin breaks completely at some point. This one works well, set redirects, and allows the removal of the tag taxonomy if you please. Tags seem to be pointless as well. Please keep this one alive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ triggame7.1y ago
Thank you for sharing this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ d.8.7y ago
Works great. My interest in it is removing the tag base, and it does that well. Not immediately clear that the plugin adds new options to the Settings > Permalink page (the category base is removed by default, but the tag base isn’t–you have to enable that option).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OneWordPresser8.9y ago
This plugin made my life easier with the “Remove Parents Category” option. And everything else works perfectly; as described. Thank you for making this plugin available and keep it updated!! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ W★9.1y ago
easy and solves the problem
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0 Rewrite plugin for resolve bug 1.0
- — Version 0.3.2 Tested version 0.3.2
- — Version 0.3.1 Unknown bug 0.3.1
- — Version 0.3 Updated certain parts to fix issues Change Remove Category Base to optional. By default is enabled. Removes texts and scripts Restore support for PHP 5.3, change plugin class to static 0.3
- — Version 0.2.3 Update Tested Version Add Disabled plugin update on PHP 5.3, last updated Require 5.4 or later 0.2.3
- — Version 0.2.2 fix constant developer 0.2.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Removes category base or parents categories or tag base from your permalinks. Compatible with WPML Plugin a..."
- ! 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 WPML, Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 362 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
- 2020-10-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 438 days in tier
- 2019-08-17 8K+ → 9K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2019-07-21 5K+ → 8K+ up after 988 days in tier
- 2016-11-05 2K+ → 5K+ 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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Pages with category and tag 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search & Filter 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Remove CPT base 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Taxonomy Images 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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