WordPress plugin comparison

Permalink Manager for WooCommerce vs Remove Category URL

Permalink Manager for WooCommerce

by BeRocket

8K+ installs4.9

Remove Category URL

by Themeisle

40K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Remove Category URL has more active installs: 40K+, against 8K+ for Permalink Manager for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Remove Category URL is downloaded about 390 times, Permalink Manager for WooCommerce about 116.
Permalink Manager for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 4.3 from 61 reviews.
Permalink Manager for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Remove Category URL.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Remove Category URL has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Permalink Manager for WooCommerce.

Remove Category URL leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Permalink Manager for WooCommerce	Remove Category URL
Popular rank	#2,335	#829
Active installs	8K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.9K	15.9K
Rating	4.9(26)	4.3(61)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.84	×0.96
Last release	17 days ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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