WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Permalinks vs Enhanced Custom Permalinks
Custom Permalinks
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui
100K+ installs4.1
Enhanced Custom Permalinks
by Tor N. Johnson
1K+ installs4.1
At a glance
- Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Enhanced Custom Permalinks.
- On a typical day, Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 1,109 times, Enhanced Custom Permalinks about 12.
- Both are rated 4.1 out of 5.
- Custom Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Oct 20, 2025 for Enhanced Custom Permalinks.
- Custom Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Enhanced Custom Permalinks.
- Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Enhanced Custom Permalinks.
Line by line
Custom Permalinks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Permalinks | Enhanced Custom Permalinks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #411 | #6,018 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50.3K | 228 |
| Rating | 4.1(116) | 4.1(14) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.53 | ×0.20 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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