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WP Better Permalinks

by Mateusz Gbiorczyk · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.3.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

WP Better Permalinks has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 36,181 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

WP Better Permalinks at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
36,181
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Better Permalinks well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 26 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Custom Post Type > Single Term (or Term tree) > Post
  • Custom Post Type > Post (when no term is selected)
  • Custom Post Type > Single Term (or Term tree)

WP Better Permalinks reviews and ratings

26 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

26 reviews

5★
25
4★
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  • Brilliant. Just brilliant!

    Dear Mateuz. You rock! I was able to include my custom post type's taxonomy in the URL just with 1 click. Thank you so much!

    Manou Allou

  • Great job!

    Works fine! Simple solution for HUGE problem! :)

    koh92

  • Simple and effective

    It should be in core!

    Lawrence

  • Great plugin, does it's job

    Just one recommendation: add info regarding JetEngine redirect fix to the FAQ section of the plugin, to resolve any confusion like I had with homepage redirect.

    VisedFAQ

  • So easy to use

    This plugin is so easy to use, no isses with custom post types in Crocoblock Jetengine, or Metabox.io. It worked as advertise, thank you for this.

    aizathawari

  • Awesome plugin!

    Does exactly what it should! Only thing i would like is that the Query_var bug with jetengine fix would be included in the plugin. Otherwise the php snippet posted here is great!

    EmanuelHut

Details

Set custom friendly permalinks structure: Custom Post Type > Taxonomy > Post and Custom Post Type > Taxonomy instead of default WordPress structure.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • custom post type permalinks
  • friendly permalinks
  • permalinks structure
  • permalinks tree
  • taxonomy term permalinks

More from Mateusz Gbiorczyk

Version
4.3.1
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026
First published
Oct 3, 2017
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Better Permalinks FAQ

What does WP Better Permalinks do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Better Permalinks offers Custom Post Type > Single Term (or Term tree) > Post, Custom Post Type > Post (when no term is selected) and Custom Post Type > Single Term (or Term tree).

How many active installs does WP Better Permalinks have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for WP Better Permalinks as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Better Permalinks still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is WP Better Permalinks free?

WP Better Permalinks is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.