WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Permalinks vs Remove Category URL
At a glance
- Remove Category URL has more active installs: 40K+, against 300+ for Advanced Permalinks.
- On a typical day, Remove Category URL is downloaded about 390 times, Advanced Permalinks about 6.
- Remove Category URL is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 61 reviews, against 2.7 from 9 reviews.
- Remove Category URL was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against May 5, 2012 for Advanced Permalinks.
- Remove Category URL is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Advanced Permalinks.
- Advanced Permalinks has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for Remove Category URL.
Line by line
Remove Category URL leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Permalinks |  Remove Category URL |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,044 | #829 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 134 | 15.9K |
| Rating | 2.7(9) | 4.3(61) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.9.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.96 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 22 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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