WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Permalinks vs Display Name Author Permalink

Custom Permalinks

by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

100K+ installs4.1

Display Name Author Permalink

by Michael Torbert

200+ installs4.2

At a glance

Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Display Name Author Permalink.
On a typical day, Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 1,109 times, Display Name Author Permalink about 6.
Display Name Author Permalink is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.1 from 116 reviews.
Custom Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against May 31, 2018 for Display Name Author Permalink.
Custom Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Display Name Author Permalink.
Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Display Name Author Permalink.

Custom Permalinks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Permalinks	Display Name Author Permalink
Popular rank	#411	#11,179
Active installs	100K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	50.3K	119
Rating	4.1(116)	4.2(5)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.53	×0.00
Last release	27 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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