WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Permalinks vs No Category Parents
Custom Permalinks
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui
100K+ installs4.1
No Category Parents
by Sergio Milardovich
6K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 100K+, against 6K+ for No Category Parents.
- On a typical day, Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 1,109 times, No Category Parents about 24.
- No Category Parents is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.1 from 116 reviews.
- Custom Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for No Category Parents.
- Custom Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for No Category Parents.
- Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for No Category Parents.
Line by line
Custom Permalinks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Permalinks | No Category Parents |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #411 | #2,706 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50.3K | 602 |
| Rating | 4.1(116) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.53 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 28 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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