WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Permalinks vs Sweet URLs
At a glance
- Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Sweet URLs.
- On a typical day, Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 1,109 times, Sweet URLs about 0.
- Sweet URLs has no reviews yet.
- Custom Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Dec 2, 2009 for Sweet URLs.
- Custom Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.6 for Sweet URLs.
- Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Sweet URLs.
Line by line
Custom Permalinks leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Permalinks |  Sweet URLs |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #411 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50.3K | 19 |
| Rating | 4.1(116) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 2.8.6 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.53 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 17 years 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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