WordPress plugin comparison
Auto URL vs Custom Permalinks
At a glance
- Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Auto URL.
- On a typical day, Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 1,109 times, Auto URL about 2.
- Auto URL has no reviews yet.
- Custom Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Nov 29, 2012 for Auto URL.
- Custom Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for Auto URL.
- Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Auto URL.
Line by line
Custom Permalinks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Auto URL |  Custom Permalinks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,729 | #410 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 63.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.1(116) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.2.1 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.53 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 27 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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