WordPress plugin comparison
Redirect Old Links vs Remove Category URL
At a glance
- Remove Category URL has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Redirect Old Links.
- On a typical day, Remove Category URL is downloaded about 390 times, Redirect Old Links about 1.
- Redirect Old Links is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 61 reviews.
- Remove Category URL was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Mar 20, 2017 for Redirect Old Links.
- Remove Category URL is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Redirect Old Links.
- Remove Category URL has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Redirect Old Links.
Line by line
Remove Category URL leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Redirect Old Links |  Remove Category URL |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38,535 | #829 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 16 | 15.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.3(61) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.96 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 22 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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