WordPress plugin comparison

Automatically Update Permalinks vs Remove Category URL

Automatically Update Permalinks

by WP Zone

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 Automatically Update Permalinks.
On a typical day, Remove Category URL is downloaded about 390 times, Automatically Update Permalinks about 12.
Automatically Update Permalinks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.3 from 61 reviews.
Remove Category URL was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Aug 12, 2024 for Automatically Update Permalinks.
Remove Category URL is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Automatically Update Permalinks.
Remove Category URL has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Automatically Update Permalinks.

Remove Category URL leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatically Update Permalinks	Remove Category URL
Popular rank	#5,886	#829
Active installs	1K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	254	15.9K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.3(61)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.11	×0.96
Last release	2 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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