10 Best Permalink Editor Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Permalink Editor has 1,000+ 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 Permalink Editor
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Custom Permalinks
Closest match4.1 (116) 100,000+ active installsA powerful WordPress plugin for full URL control. Set custom permalinks, auto-redirects, and use dynamic tags for ideal site structure and SEO.
Shares the link, permalink, url tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.8 (71) 200,000+ active installsEdit the permalink of custom post type.
Shares the link, permalink, url tags on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated May 20, 2026.
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4.7 (33) 800+ active installsIt checks the Permalink and redirects to the new URL, if it doesn't exist. It sends the header message "moved permanently 301"
Shares the permalink, url tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since April 24, 2020.
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4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsThe purpose of this plugin is to add the ability to output a list of link categories and a complete list of links with notes and descriptions.
Shares the link, page tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.9 (49) 5,000+ active installsUpgrades the next/previous post link functions to reorder or loop adjacent post navigation links, display post thumbnails, and customize link format.
Shares the link, post tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.8 (53) 8,000+ active installsAttachments allows you to simply append any number of items from your WordPress Media Library to Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types
Shares the page, post tags on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated December 30, 2025.
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4.9 (20) 4,000+ active installsUsing this plugin one can easily collapse/expand pages with children and grand children.
Shares the page, post tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, no update since July 9, 2019.
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4.9 (22) 500+ active installsEnable tabs in the edit screen and manage them from the back-end.
Shares the page, post tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since February 28, 2021.
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4.8 (21) 300+ active installsSave time switching between posts of any post-type in wp-admin.
Shares the page, post tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since April 3, 2020.
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4.3 (23) 6,000+ active installsLike Dislike for WordPress Posts | WordPress Page | Custom Post Types
Shares the page, post tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated May 23, 2026.
Switching from Permalink Editor: common questions
What is the best alternative to Permalink Editor?
Custom Permalinks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 100,000+ active installs with a 4.1 out of 5 rating.
Which Permalink Editor alternative has the most users?
Custom Post Type Permalinks, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Permalink Editor alternative is rated highest?
Custom Post Type Permalinks, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 71 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Permalink Editor 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 Permalink Editor 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 Permalink Editor 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 Permalinks is the closest match to Permalink Editor by the data we track, and Custom Post Type Permalinks has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. Link Library shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 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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