This plugin removes the mandatory 'Category Base' from your category permalinks. It's compatible with WPML.
As of April 2026, No Category Base (WPML) is a WordPress category url plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 33 reviews. It has been downloaded 861K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Download volume is stable this week.
As the name suggests this plugin will completely remove the mandatory ‘Category Base’ from your category permalinks ( e.g. ‘mysite.com/category/my-category/’ to ‘mysite.com/my-category/’ ).
The plugin requires no setup or modifying core wordpress files and will not break any links. It will also take care of redirecting your old category links to the new ones.
I had tested with Yoast but my pages were in 404. With this plugin, no problem since it ensures the redirection. Thank you very much!!
This plugin works well.
Light and does the job as described.
Thanks for this plugin!
Working!
It does not work with custom taxonomies and custom post type.
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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