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Best URL rewrite plugins for WordPress

The most popular URL rewrite plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Search URL Beautifier leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Url Redirect Rewrite (10+) and Change Author Base (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “url rewrite” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 URL rewrite plugins

  1. 1.
    Search URL Beautifier

    The most installed URL rewrite plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Url Redirect Rewrite

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

  3. 3.
    Change Author Base

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Easy url rewrite

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.

  5. 5.
    JMS URL Rewrite Rule

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.0.

All 5 plugins tagged “url rewrite”