WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Permalinks vs YOURLS Link Creator
Custom Permalinks
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui
100K+ installs4.1
YOURLS Link Creator
by Andrew Norcross
500+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Custom Permalinks has more active installs: 100K+, against 500+ for YOURLS Link Creator.
- On a typical day, Custom Permalinks is downloaded about 1,109 times, YOURLS Link Creator about 6.
- YOURLS Link Creator is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.1 from 116 reviews.
- Custom Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Feb 25, 2016 for YOURLS Link Creator.
- Custom Permalinks resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for YOURLS Link Creator.
- Custom Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for YOURLS Link Creator.
- Custom Permalinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for YOURLS Link Creator.
Line by line
Custom Permalinks leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Permalinks | YOURLS Link Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #411 | #9,107 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50.3K | 136 |
| Rating | 4.1(116) | 4.5(13) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.53 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 10 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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