Set custom permalink slugs instead of default ones.
As of April 2026, Change Core Slugs is a WordPress url plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
Change Core Slugs is a plugin that allows you to set custom permalink slugs instead of default ones that are provided with WordPress core. This functionality is already available in WordPress, however it can be used by manually setting new configuration in the code. What this plugin does is that it provides friendly user interface where all site admins can change default slugs.
You can change:
author base in authors archivessearch base in searches archivespage base in pagination pages of archives or in single postscomments-page base in pagination pages of single posts commentscomments base in comments feedsfeed base in feedsWhen you change any slug, you will not get redirection from the pages that used old slug. Same goes if you again change any slug. If you want redirection, you…
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22 |
| PHP | 5.4+ required |
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