8 Best Slightly troublesome permalink Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Slightly troublesome permalink has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 8 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 8 closest alternatives to Slightly troublesome permalink
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Change Permalink Helper
Closest match4.7 (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 tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since April 24, 2020.
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4.8 (31) 2,000+ active installsAllows manual selection of a 'main' category for each post for nicer permalinks and better SEO.
Shares the permalink tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since December 6, 2018.
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4.9 (31) 5,000+ active installsAdds a URL path column to all admin post type edit screens. Works with posts, pages, and any custom post type including WooCommerce products.
Shares the permalink tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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5.0 (33) 10,000+ active installsRemove custom post type base slug from url
Shares the permalink tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated December 1, 2025.
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4.1 (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 permalink tag on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.4 (23) 20,000+ active installsThis is a fix of Top Level Categories plugin for Wordpress 3.1. and above.
Shares the permalink tag on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, no update since September 3, 2025.
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4.8 (71) 200,000+ active installsEdit the permalink of custom post type.
Shares the permalink tag on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated May 20, 2026.
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Permalink Manager
Paid version availablePermalink Manager Lite
4.8 (176) 100,000+ active installsPermalink Manager enhances WordPress’s built-in URL system, allowing you to change the URLs of native and custom post types and taxonomies.
Shares the permalink tag on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 28 days ago.
Switching from Slightly troublesome permalink: common questions
What is the best alternative to Slightly troublesome permalink?
Change Permalink Helper is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 800+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Slightly troublesome permalink alternative has the most users?
Custom Post Type Permalinks, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Slightly troublesome permalink alternative is rated highest?
Permalink Manager, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 176 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Slightly troublesome permalink 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 Slightly troublesome permalink 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 Slightly troublesome permalink 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
Change Permalink Helper is the closest match to Slightly troublesome permalink by the data we track, and Custom Post Type Permalinks has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. Custom Permalinks shipped the most recent release, on August 20, 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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