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Decategorizer

"Decategorizer" removes 'category base' from your permalinks. Quick setup and no editing required. 301 redirections are added aut …

By Aesqe·Remove·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years ago
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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.

0/5Rating
10active installs
11K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008

Overview

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…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.8
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.7.1.1

  • june 2nd 2009
  • small bugfix for subfolder installations
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

AesqeAesqe
Plugin Info
Version
0.7.1.2
Last Updated
Jun 26, 2009
WP Requires
2.5+
Tested Up To
2.8
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
11K+
Added
Jul 1, 2008
Business
Free

Tags

removecategorycategory basecategory_baseremove category

Developer

A
Aesqe
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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