Slugs Manager: Delete Old Permalinks from WordPress Database
Scan & remove old or outdated slugs (permalinks) in Wordpress, keep your database optimized & your URLs SEO-friendly.
4.2(13 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 6 months agoAs of April 2026, Slugs Manager: Delete Old Permalinks from WordPress Database is a WordPress Old Slugs plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 13 reviews. It has been downloaded 95K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Downloads are down 20% this week. Top alternative: Remove Old Slug For Post/Pages.
4.2/513 reviews
4.0K+active installs
95K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
“Great plugin and great service!: Great plugin and really great Service! I am happy with the plugin! I needed some support and I was kindly helped, almost directly with best results I could wish for.” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ tinytiny
Main Page | Support Forum | Documentation & How to
Are you struggling with old, unnecessary slugs living in your WordPress site database? Over time, as your site grows and changes, old slugs can build up and slow things down.
You also might have tried to create a post but WordPress decided to add “-2” to the slug, because the exact same slug is available in the database from an old, deleted post.
With Slugs Manager: Delete Old Permalinks, you can easily clean up your database and keep your site running smoothly.
And if you’re running a WooCommerce sto…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
nothing to say
by phpone·1 year ago·2 replies
I had a workaround so i’m ok with my issue.
I cannot still give out a full 5 stars rating as it’s just a “prune slugs” and not a “slugs manager”. Plugin title is kinda misleading.
With a “slugs manager” i’m expecting to manage my slugs and see my slugs.
Original review was:
In description i see
You also might have tried to create a post but WordPress decided to add “-2” to the slug, because the exact same slug is available in the database from an old, deleted post.
Ok, i have that issue.
Plugin installed and… No old slugs found in database.
How am i supposed to fix? i have an orphan slug
Everything works
by dizzy5·4 years ago·1 reply
Good plugin.
Great support
by ewoolution·5 years ago·1 reply
Works just fine 🙂 – Great support as well!
Great help
by Surlofia サアロフィア·5 years ago·5 replies
This software helped me out from deleting unexpected URL.
From the appreciation feeling, I offered Japanese translations.
Great plugin and great service!
by tinytiny·6 years ago
Great plugin and really great Service!
I am happy with the plugin!
I needed some support and I was kindly helped, almost directly with best results I could wish for.
Tiny
Download Trends
Today: 12Yesterday: 16This week: 82Period total: 11K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.8
60.8%
v2.7
14.8%
v2.4
12.8%
v2.6
9.3%
Other
2.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.8.1 – 23/09/2025
- readme.txt content update.
Contributors
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