WordPress plugin comparison
No Category Parents vs Permalink Manager Lite
No Category Parents
by Sergio Milardovich
6K+ installs5.0
Permalink Manager Lite
by Maciej Bis
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Permalink Manager Lite has more active installs: 100K+, against 6K+ for No Category Parents.
- On a typical day, Permalink Manager Lite is downloaded about 1,245 times, No Category Parents about 24.
- No Category Parents is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 176 reviews.
- Permalink Manager Lite was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for No Category Parents.
- Permalink Manager Lite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.0.8 for No Category Parents.
- No Category Parents has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Permalink Manager Lite.
Line by line
Permalink Manager Lite leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | No Category Parents | Permalink Manager Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,706 | #395 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 602 | 99.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.8(176) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
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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