WordPress plugin comparison

National Characters vs Remove Special Characters From Permalinks

National Characters

by OptArt

70+ installs

Remove Special Characters From Permalinks

by WPFactory

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Both have 70+ active installs.
On a typical day, Remove Special Characters From Permalinks is downloaded about 10 times, National Characters about 3.
National Characters has no reviews yet.
Remove Special Characters From Permalinks was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2026, against Aug 24, 2015 for National Characters.
Remove Special Characters From Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for National Characters.
National Characters has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Remove Special Characters From Permalinks.

Remove Special Characters From Permalinks leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	National Characters	Remove Special Characters From Permalinks
Popular rank	#19,011	#18,291
Active installs	70+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	71	210
Rating	No ratings	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.35
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.0

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