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Plan a move Radar no. 64 · Quiet

WP No Base Permalink

By Sergio

What it does: Removes the category and tag base from URLs.

Why it’s listed: It changes your category and tag URLs, and it was last updated in 2020. Removing it can change those URLs.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2020-05-06
Tested up to
4.8.34
Rating
4.1 / 5 (16)
Version
1.0
Maintainers
1

Is WP No Base Permalink still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2020-05-06. That was 6 yr 6 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.1 stars, against 4.1 overall. 2 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2023-05-27. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 656 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 95.63% of sites run version 1.0. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Try one of the alternatives below on staging, and redirect any URL that changes.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to WP No Base Permalink

Permalink Manager Lite ↗

Control individual URLs.

100k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-13 · Tested 7.1.4

Remove Category URL ↗

Remove the category base from URLs.

40k+ installs · 4.3 stars · Updated 2026-10-19 · Tested 7.1.4

Permalink settings ↗

Choose your URL structure in WordPress.

No extra plugin needed

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

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