WordPress plugin comparison

Permalinks to Category/Permalinks vs Redirection

Permalinks to Category/Permalinks

by Svetoslav Marinov

100+ installs5.0

Redirection

by John Godley

2M+ installs4.4

At a glance

Redirection has more active installs: 2M+, against 100+ for Permalinks to Category/Permalinks.
On a typical day, Redirection is downloaded about 19,519 times, Permalinks to Category/Permalinks about 4.
Permalinks to Category/Permalinks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.4 from 705 reviews.
Redirection was updated more recently: Sep 19, 2026, against Dec 3, 2014 for Permalinks to Category/Permalinks.
Redirection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Permalinks to Category/Permalinks.
Redirection has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for Permalinks to Category/Permalinks.

Redirection leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Permalinks to Category/Permalinks	Redirection
Popular rank	#15,872	#21
Active installs	100+	2M+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	573.5K
Rating	5.0(9)	4.4(705)
Support threads resolved	–	44%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.94
Last release	12 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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