Best custom post URL plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom post URL plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Pretty Url leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of WP URL Extension (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “custom post url” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 custom post URL plugins
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Pretty UrlThe most installed custom post URL plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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WP URL Extension10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
All 2 plugins tagged “custom post url”
Pretty Url
Up in the last 7 days:39#18,088by faaiq1 year ago
Description: Pretty URLs is a powerful WordPress plugin that lets you create clean, SEO-optimized custom URLs for any content type — including Posts, …
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP URL Extension
#32,753by EviLex7 years ago
Adds .html, .php, .whatever to pages, post, custom post type with rewrite rule
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day