WordPress plugin comparison

Backwards Compatible Permalinks vs Permalink Manager Lite

Backwards Compatible Permalinks

by Chris A. a11n

Fewer than 10 installs

Permalink Manager Lite

by Maciej Bis

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Permalink Manager Lite has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Backwards Compatible Permalinks.
On a typical day, Permalink Manager Lite is downloaded about 1,245 times, Backwards Compatible Permalinks about 5.
Backwards Compatible Permalinks has no reviews yet.
Permalink Manager Lite was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Mar 11, 2019 for Backwards Compatible Permalinks.
Permalink Manager Lite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 5.1.28 for Backwards Compatible Permalinks.
Permalink Manager Lite has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Backwards Compatible Permalinks.

Permalink Manager Lite leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Backwards Compatible Permalinks	Permalink Manager Lite
Popular rank	#69,608	#395
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	120	97.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(176)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	7 years ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.4

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