Best rewrite plugins for WordPress
The most popular rewrite plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Remove Taxonomy Base Slug leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer (1K+) and Url Rewrite Analyzer (400+). All 29 plugins tagged “rewrite” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 rewrite plugins
- 1.
Remove Taxonomy Base SlugThe most installed rewrite plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 23 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 2.
Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 26 reviews, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
- 3.
Url Rewrite Analyzer400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
Rewrite Flush Button100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 5.
WP CDN Rewrite100+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 9 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 6.
Ozh' Simpler Login URL90+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago.
- 7.
mg404Rewrite50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.6.
- 8.
L-IMGCDN40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
AI RSS Rewriter40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 10.
Taxonomic SEO Permalink20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
All 29 plugins tagged “rewrite”
Remove Taxonomy Base Slug
Down in the last 7 days:9#3,266by Alexandru Vornicescu9 years ago
This plugin can remove specific taxonomy base slug from your permalinks (e.g. "/genre/fiction/" to "/fiction/").
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.8(23)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer
Down in the last 7 days:3#5,252by Jan Fabry15 years ago
Making sense of the rewrite mess. Display and play with your rewrite rules.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(26)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Url Rewrite Analyzer
Down in the last 7 days:78#9,665by M.Code3 months ago
See clearly and understand how WordPress rewrite rules work within a simple and clean interface
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Rewrite Flush Button
Up in the last 7 days:11#14,101by Shaun Scovil13 years ago
Adds a "Flush Rewrite Rules" button to WP-Admin > Settings > Permalinks.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP CDN Rewrite
Up in the last 7 days:33#15,921by Chris Scott10 years ago
Rewrite the root url of assets, css, and js files.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.4(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ozh' Simpler Login URL
Down in the last 7 days:10#16,813by Ozh12 years ago
Creates a Rewrite Rule that will allow users to log in from the custom URL yoursite.com/login instead of /wp-login.php.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
mg404Rewrite
Down in the last 7 days:38#20,927by mgsimon17 years ago
This module is a workaround to use pretty permalinks without any rewrite rule.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
L-IMGCDN
Down in the last 7 days:258#22,056by llgy1 year ago
Rewrite image URLs to your CDN for faster delivery. Supports custom domains, path patterns, and safe fallback to origin.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AI RSS Rewriter
Down in the last 7 days:172#22,275by Vanya1 year ago
Advanced RSS feed parser with AI content rewriting, DALL-E 3 image generation, and intelligent automation features powered by OpenAI GPT models.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Taxonomic SEO Permalink
Down in the last 7 days:122#27,102by tj2point015 years ago
This plugin helps you to set your permalinks by using custom taxonomies just like you use %category% or %postname% in your permalink structure.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Url Redirect Rewrite
#33,347by gokulakrishnan8 years ago
Manage Unlimited Redirections and Rewrites
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto URL
Up in the last 7 days:819#33,729by dexxaye14 years ago
Auto URL generates customized permalinks according to post types, categories and tags
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rewrite slug before publishing a post
Up in the last 7 days:130#38,332by Dario BF10 years ago
Is a known (SEO) issue that if You save a draft post without title, the post_name or slug is immediately saved with the post id.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mapping of image posts
Up in the last 7 days:2,178#38,344by Presslabs2 months ago
Generate a mapping of image - article it belongs, by scanning all attachments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Search Rewrite
#46,072by craigsimps11 years ago
Redirects search results from /?s=query to /search/query/, and converts %20 to +.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Routed Actions
#47,587by David Cramer12 years ago
Creates a URL to route a request to an action.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom category and page extensions
Down in the last 7 days:2,236#47,864by highimpacttech10 years ago
Add any ".extension" to WordPress category and page urls.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Picot Editor Converter
Up in the last 7 days:20,630#50,454by tsubu1 month ago
Optimize posts and pages for the current editor with your selected AI provider and model.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YBP Schedule Rewrite
Up in the last 7 days:211#62,426by minin47282 months ago
Schedule future updates for published posts (Classic Editor only), including title, content, excerpt, featured image, and SEO meta descriptions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Conqueror
Up in the last 7 days:1,312#63,052by Conqueror App9 days ago
Connect this site to Conqueror so its agents can read your pages and propose SEO rewrites you review before anything changes, and see which pages earn …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
SmartWebContiq AI
#67,150by SACHINRAJ CP2 months ago
Improve your WordPress post content using AI. Fix grammar, rewrite for clarity, and simplify language.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sumedia Urlify
Up in the last 7 days:3,202#68,664by Sven Ullmann6 years ago
Makes /wp-admin/ and /wp-login.php pathes configurable using mod_rewrite.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TOBIUO (Template-Oriented Builder of Items, URLs & Organization)
#69,009by LionHeart Group1 month ago
TOBIUO registers post types, taxonomies and custom permalink structures configured entirely in theme code.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JustAwesome WooCommerce Redirect
#71,572by maG667 years ago
JustAwesome WooCommerce Redirect is a WooCommerce Plugin for forwarding Users to a Page, Product or URL when they want to open the shop page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Picot AIO AI Content Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:5,235#72,261by tsubu1 month ago
AI-powered content optimization using Google Gemini via WordPress AI Client. SEO/AIO advice, one-button rewrite, and AI image generation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
gobookmart login protector
Down in the last 7 days:9,945#73,207by Gobookmart11 months ago
A lightweight plugin to safely change your WordPress login URL and block access to wp-login.php.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day