Custom Permalinks
A powerful WordPress plugin for full URL control. Set custom permalinks, auto-redirects, and use dynamic tags for ideal site structure and SEO.
4.1(116 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 5 months agoAs of April 2026, Custom Permalinks is a WordPress url plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.1/5 rating from 116 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.5M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
4.1/5116 reviews
100K+active installs
0%resolved
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
You want to take control of your WordPress site’s URLs? The Custom Permalinks plugin gives you the power to set unique, custom URLs for any post, page, tag, or category. This means you can design your site’s structure exactly how you envision it, rather than being limited by WordPress’s default settings. When you set a custom permalink, the original post URL will be automatically redirected to your new, customized URL.
Key Features
- Individual Permalink Control: Assign unique URLs to any post, page, tag, or category.
- Site Structure Control: Gain ultimate control over how your site’s URLs are organized.
- Post Type Permalink Structures (v3.0.0+): Define custom permalink structures for each public Post Type using predefined tags, automatically generating URLs upon cont…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Changed the slug but the page turned unavailable
by dondonkiii·7 months ago
Did not work… I dont think this is a functional plugin. it has 4 stars in total with lots of 1 stars i guess it is what it is. I deleted the plugin and it is fine now.
caused Posts/Pages to redirect to other posts/pages.
by saad7777·1 year ago
blog post are redirecting to some other post. i dunno why. but deactivating this plugin resolved the issue. So the issue must be in the plugin. is there anything i can do in this situation?
Excellent plugin
by nimonogi·2 years ago
Excellent plugin. I would really like to see categories included as well.
Plugin can’t be removed
by ddayoverlordwebmaster·2 years ago
Once you have installed this plugin, there is no turning back. These redirections are causing SEO issues and Google won’t index my website because of them. I faced multiple URL crashes when I desactivated the plugin.
It caused redirect issues
by alexnenov·2 years ago
It caused redirect issues and Google stopped indexing many important pages of our site.
Download Trends
Today: 231Yesterday: 286This week: 2KPeriod total: 278K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.1
46.2%
Other
20.3%
v2.8
14.0%
v2.7
10.8%
v2.5
8.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
3.1.2 – Sep 24, 2025
Contributors
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