WordPress plugin comparison
Advance Canonical URL vs Remove Category URL
Advance Canonical URL
by Usman Ali Qureshi
1K+ installs5.0
Remove Category URL
by Themeisle
40K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Remove Category URL has more active installs: 40K+, against 1K+ for Advance Canonical URL.
- On a typical day, Remove Category URL is downloaded about 390 times, Advance Canonical URL about 42.
- Advance Canonical URL is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.3 from 61 reviews.
- Advance Canonical URL was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Remove Category URL.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Remove Category URL has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Advance Canonical URL.
Line by line
Remove Category URL leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advance Canonical URL | Remove Category URL |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,225 | #828 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 15.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.3(61) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.63 | ×0.96 |
| Last release | 19 days ago | 23 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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