WordPress plugin comparison

Remove Special Characters From Permalinks vs Remove Widget Titles

Remove Special Characters From Permalinks

by WPFactory

70+ installs5.0

Remove Widget Titles

by Stephen Cronin

6K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Remove Widget Titles has more active installs: 6K+, against 70+ for Remove Special Characters From Permalinks.
On a typical day, Remove Widget Titles is downloaded about 15 times, Remove Special Characters From Permalinks about 10.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Remove Special Characters From Permalinks was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Remove Widget Titles.
Remove Special Characters From Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Remove Widget Titles.
Remove Widget Titles has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Remove Special Characters From Permalinks.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Remove Special Characters From Permalinks	Remove Widget Titles
Popular rank	#18,291	#2,701
Active installs	70+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	210	415
Rating	5.0(3)	5.0(27)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×0.35	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6.0	–

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