WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Permalinks vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 100K+ for Custom Permalinks.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, Custom Permalinks about 1,109.
- Yoast SEO is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews, against 4.1 from 116 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for Custom Permalinks.
- Custom Permalinks resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 98% for Yoast SEO.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Yoast SEO.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Permalinks |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #410 | #2 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 63.8K | 11.1M |
| Rating | 4.1(116) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 98% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.53 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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