WordPress plugin comparison

Change Author Link Structure vs Enhanced Custom Permalinks

Change Author Link Structure

by wpyb

600+ installs5.0

Enhanced Custom Permalinks

by Tor N. Johnson

1K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Enhanced Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 1K+, against 600+ for Change Author Link Structure.
On a typical day, Enhanced Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 12 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 14 reviews.
Change Author Link Structure was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against Oct 20, 2025 for Enhanced Custom Permalinks.
Change Author Link Structure is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.5.14 for Enhanced Custom Permalinks.
Enhanced Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Change Author Link Structure.

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

Metric	Change Author Link Structure	Enhanced Custom Permalinks
Popular rank	#8,284	#6,018
Active installs	600+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	148	228
Rating	5.0(4)	4.1(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×0.58	×0.20
Last release	2 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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