Best clean URL plugins for WordPress
The most popular clean URL plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Canonical Link leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Remove Taxonomy Slug (400+). All 2 plugins tagged “clean url” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 clean URL plugins
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Canonical LinkThe most installed clean URL plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Remove Taxonomy Slug400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “clean url”
Canonical Link
Down in the last 7 days:3#4,762by Web Guy5 months ago
Adds the canonical link to your site.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 18/day
Remove Taxonomy Slug
Down in the last 7 days:43#9,708by Akshay Shah8 months ago
Remove taxonomy slugs from URLs for cleaner, SEO-friendly permalinks with simple settings and minimal technical setup.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day