"Decategorizer" removes 'category base' from your permalinks. Quick setup and no editing required. 301 redirections are added aut …
As of April 2026, Decategorizer is a WordPress remove plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Hide/Remove Metadata.
THIS PLUGIN IS NOW OBSOLETE,PLEASE SWITCH TO
‘WP NO CATEGORY BASE’
PLUGIN
Go to http://skyphe.org/code/wordpress/decategorizer/ for the
explanation, thanks!
“Decategorizer” will remove the category base from your category
links, and turn your category URLs from something like
“http://yourdomain/category/news/” to “http://yourdomain/news/”.
Features:
301 redirection for old category links added automatically;
works with most permalink structures (please e-mail me or leave
a comment on plugin’s site if it doesn’t work for you);
you can safely use variables in your category URLs
(http://yourdomain/news/?var=val);
sitemap plugins compatible;
it works with multiple subcategory links
(http://yourdomain/categoryname/subcategoryname/subs…
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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