10 Best Custom Permalinks Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Custom Permalinks has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Custom Permalinks
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Custom Post Type Permalinks
Closest match4.8 (71) 200,000+ active installsEdit the permalink of custom post type.
Shares the address, link, permalink tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.1, last updated May 20, 2026.
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4.3 (31) 10,000+ active installsRedirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration.
Shares the redirect, url tags on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.9 (157) 100,000+ active installsLets you make a WordPress page (or port or other content type) link to a URL of your choosing (on your site, or on another site), instead of its norma …
Shares the link, redirect tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.9 against 4.1, last updated April 4, 2026.
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All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)
4.7 (5,202) 2 million+ active installsAIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.
Shares the redirect tag on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.1, last updated 10 days ago.
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Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields
4.8 (418) 100,000+ active installsPods is a framework for creating, managing, and deploying customized content types and fields for any project.
A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.1, last updated 7 days ago.
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Relevanssi – A Better Search
4.8 (405) 100,000+ active installsRelevanssi replaces the default search with a partial-match search that sorts results by relevance. It also indexes comments and shortcode content.
A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.1, last updated 21 days ago.
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Admin Columns
Paid version available4.9 (1,651) 100,000+ active installsTake control of your WordPress admin list tables. Add, remove, and reorder columns for posts, users, media, and more - no coding needed.
A similar number of installs, rated 4.9 against 4.1, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.8 (572) 300,000+ active installsEasily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.
About 3 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.1, last updated 12 days ago.
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301 Redirects – Redirect Manager
4.7 (578) 300,000+ active installsManage 301 & 302 redirects. Simple redirection & redirects validation. Includes redirect stats & 404 error log.
Shares the redirect tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.1, last updated 23 days ago.
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4.7 (275) 200,000+ active installsRedirect to any page or URL, execute scripts after submission, save data to the database, and unlock additional submission actions for Contact Form 7.
Shares the redirect tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.1, last updated 5 days ago.
Switching from Custom Permalinks: common questions
What is the best alternative to Custom Permalinks?
Custom Post Type Permalinks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 200,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Custom Permalinks alternative has the most users?
All in One SEO, with 2 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Custom Permalinks alternative is rated highest?
Admin Columns, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,651 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Custom Permalinks alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Custom Permalinks score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Custom Permalinks on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Custom Post Type Permalinks is the closest match to Custom Permalinks by the data we track, and All in One SEO has the widest reach with 2 million+ active installs. Redirection for Contact Form 7 shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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