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Best WordPress Plugins for Permalinks

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Permalinks

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for permalinks comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Permalink Manager Lite Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. Custom Post Type Permalinks 88/100
  3. 3. Custom Permalinks 85/100
  4. 4. Remove Category URL 84/100
  5. 5. Permalink Manager for WooCommerce 84/100
  6. 6. Premmerce Permalink Manager for WooCommerce 83/100
  7. 7. No Category Parents 83/100
  8. 8. Transliterator 83/100
  9. 9. Pinyin Slugs 82/100
  10. 10. WP Better Permalinks 81/100
  11. 11. AutoConvert Greeklish Permalinks 80/100
  12. 12. Greek Multi Tool 80/100
  13. 13. Custom Post Type Rewrite 79/100
  14. 14. Url Rewrite Analyzer 77/100
  15. 15. Longer Permalinks 76/100
1 Permalink Manager Lite
Best overall Free by Maciej Bis

Permalink Manager Lite

Permalink Manager enhances WordPress’s built-in URL system, allowing you to change the URLs of native and custom post types and taxonomies.

4.8★
from 176 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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3 Custom Permalinks
Free by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

Custom Permalinks

A powerful WordPress plugin for full URL control. Set custom permalinks, auto-redirects, and use dynamic tags for ideal site structure and SEO.

4.1★
from 116 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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4 Remove Category URL
Free by Themeisle

Remove Category URL

Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something like /category/my-category/ into simply /my-category/.

4.2★
from 59 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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7 No Category Parents
Free by Sergio Milardovich

No Category Parents

Removes the mandatory 'Category Base' and every parent category from your category permalinks.

5★
from 3 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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8 Transliterator
Free by Ivijan-Stefan Stipic

Transliterator

Universal WordPress transliteration for multilingual and non-Latin URLs, permalinks, media, search and SEO-friendly content.

4.8★
from 94 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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9 Pinyin Slugs
Free by Pieter Bos

Pinyin Slugs

Transforms Simplified or Traditional Chinese character titles into Pinyin to create a permalink friendly slug.

5★
from 8 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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10 WP Better Permalinks
Free by Mateusz Gbiorczyk

WP Better Permalinks

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

4.9★
from 26 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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12 Greek Multi Tool
Free by bigdrop.gr

Greek Multi Tool

The only lightweight plugin you need for Greek WordPress sites. Auto-convert Greeklish slugs, optimize permalinks, and enhance search without bloat.

4.6★
from 9 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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15 Longer Permalinks
Free by antithesisgr

Longer Permalinks

Allow long permalinks in your WordPress. Useful especially for using non-latin characters in permalinks. Respects future relevant core updates.

5★
from 18 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
76

WPScore

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