WP Permastructure
by Robert O'Rourke · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 740+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds the ability to configure permalinks for custom post types using rewrite tags like %post_id% and %author%.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
-25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom post types” for “postname”. “custom post types” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “postname” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 23.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1193 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1193 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| postname | #12 | #12 | 0 |
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom taxonomies your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalinks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rewrite rules your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| urls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- Swap “custom post types” for “postname”. “custom post types” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “postname” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 503 · 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
3.3y ago
latest release · v1.4.4 · 26 Jul 2023
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rimkashox9.5y ago
Thanks, finally a plugin that adds the ability to add custom permalinks with %you-own-category% for custom post types.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Markgoessens10.4y ago
The plugin did not what I expected. I decided to deactivate the plugin. After that, every page gave a 404 error. When I asked for support, a few months ago, I didn’t receive any reaction. So my advice, think twice before installing this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fracart10.4y ago
Exactly what I needed thanks !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ loorlab10.4y ago
We found an easy solution in this plugin. GREAT ! God bless you This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by loorlab.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KaiStone10.4y ago
OMG, your plugin is awesome 😀 thank you so much for this excellent plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nic10.6y ago
this is the only way/plugin/code which works for me. thank you very much!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stefano Dotta10.7y ago
I wanted to rewrite a custom post type permalink that would include a taxonomy term (www.site.com/custom-post-type/term/postname) but I was unable to make it work. I tried bits and pieces of code I found on StackExchange but none worked 100%. I found this plugin and after activating it and updating the permalink structure for my post type, my permalink structure worked like a charm! Archive pages for post and taxonomy work also. Not sure what I did is correct, but both my CPT and the taxonomy have the same slug in the rewrite rule.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drvekariya1111.7y ago
this is very useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2
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
2 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 "Adds the ability to configure permalinks for custom post types using rewrite tags like %post_id% and %author%."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 798 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "rewrite rules", "urls" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-13 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 500+ → 400+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 400+ → 500+ up after 159 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 500+ → 400+ down after 326 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-19 500+ → 600+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-12-14 600+ → 500+ down after 147 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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Slug-Free Permalinks – Simple ID-Based URLs — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
CubeWP Framework 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom post types, Custom Fields & more 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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