WordPress plugin comparison

Change Author Link Structure vs Custom Permalinks

Change Author Link Structure

by wpyb

600+ installs5.0

Custom Permalinks

by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

100K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 100K+, against 600+ for Change Author Link Structure.
On a typical day, Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 1,109 times, Change Author Link Structure about 5.
Change Author Link Structure is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.1 from 116 reviews.
Custom Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Aug 15, 2026 for Change Author Link Structure.
Custom Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Change Author Link Structure.
Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Change Author Link Structure.

Custom Permalinks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Change Author Link Structure	Custom Permalinks
Popular rank	#8,284	#411
Active installs	600+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	148	50.3K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.1(116)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.58	×1.53
Last release	2 months ago	27 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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