WordPress plugin comparison

Change Author Link Structure vs Change Permalink Helper

Change Author Link Structure

by wpyb

600+ installs5.0

Change Permalink Helper

by Syde GmbH (formerly Inpsyde)

800+ installs4.7

At a glance

Change Permalink Helper has more active installs: 800+, against 600+ for Change Author Link Structure.
On a typical day, Change Permalink Helper is downloaded about 7 times, Change Author Link Structure about 5.
Change Author Link Structure is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 33 reviews.
Change Author Link Structure was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against Apr 24, 2020 for Change Permalink Helper.
Change Author Link Structure is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.4.25 for Change Permalink Helper.
Change Permalink Helper has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Change Author Link Structure.

Change Author Link Structure leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Change Author Link Structure	Change Permalink Helper
Popular rank	#8,284	#7,498
Active installs	600+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	148	159
Rating	5.0(4)	4.7(33)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.4.25
Search multiplier	×0.58	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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