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Free Plugin by Mehdi Kabab v1.0.1

Permalink Trailing Slash Fixer

Quickly add a trailing slash in the URLs if it's missing in the permalink structure.

Permalink Trailing Slash Fixer

The facts

Rating
4.7★ from 3
Active installs
600+
Price
Free
Last updated
1 Nov 2012
Added
May 2009
Requires WP
2.2.0
Tested up to
WP 3.4.2
Downloads
15,794

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Permalink Trailing Slash Fixer is a WordPress plugin that adds a trailing slash to your permalinks when they are missing. This ensures that links to categories and archives are formatted correctly, improving URL consistency across your site.

This plugin is suitable for users who have a permalink structure that does not end with a trailing slash and want to maintain a standard format for their links. It is particularly useful for those managing sites with custom permalink settings.

Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users with custom permalink structures needing to standardise their URLs.

What it does well

  • Adds missing trailing slashes to permalinks
  • Improves URL consistency for categories and archives
  • Free to use from the WordPress.org directory

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in November 2012
  • Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2
  • Directory score of 49/100 indicates potential issues

Verdict

Permalink Trailing Slash Fixer addresses a specific URL formatting issue, but its age and low directory score may raise concerns for some users.

From the developer

Mehdi Kabab's own description of Permalink Trailing Slash Fixer, lightly tidied.

When your permalink structure does not end by a trailing slash (/), all your links look like http://example.com/2009/05. Permalink Trailing Slash Fixer add the missing trailing slash.

Example

If you have a site with the following permalink structure /%category%/%postname%.html and your permalinks
look like these:

  1. Single Post: http://example.com/my-category/sample-post.html.
  2. Category: http://example.com/my-category.
  3. Archive: http://example.com/2009/05.
  4. Page: http://example.com/about.

After activation of the plugin:

  1. Single Post: not modified.
  2. Category: http://example.com/my-category/.
  3. Archive: http://example.com/2009/05/.
  4. Page: http://example.com/about/.

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