Category Post URLs
Category and Subcategory in WordPress Post URLs. Enables Category Post URLs, making posts follow categories and parent categories and sub categories to define their permalink. Assume a blog with the following category…
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Category Post URLs shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.8 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Category Post URLs stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| category and subcategory permalink | #47 |
| category post urls | >100 |
| custom permalink | >100 |
| rewrite rules | >100 |
About Category Post URLs
From the official readme · v0.01Description
Category and Subcategory in WordPress Post URLs. Enables Category Post URLs, making posts follow categories and parent categories and sub categories
to define their permalink. Assume a blog with the following category structure
for posts:
- News
- Marvel
- Game
- Review
- DC Review
- Popular Movie Review
By default, their URLs will be category/%sub-category-name%. Activating this
plugin will end up in URLs like:
- News:
news- Marvel:
news/marvel - Game:
News/game
- Marvel:
- Review
review- dc-review:
review/dc-review - popular-movie-review:
review/popular-movie-review
- dc-review:
For posts inside the Italian food category, for example, the URL will be
review/popular-movie-review/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%.
TODO
- Flush rules on term creating
- Reflect post URL in the admin slug edit section
Installation
Upload the plugin to your wp-content/plugins and activate it.
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FAQ
Category Post URLs: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026
Is Category Post URLs free?
Yes. Category Post URLs is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Category Post URLs safe to use in 2026?
Category Post URLs shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Category Post URLs?
Category Post URLs is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,721 times since it launched in October 2017. It was downloaded 47 times in the last 30 days.
Does Category Post URLs work with WordPress 7.1?
Category Post URLs is officially tested up to WordPress 4.8.33, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Category Post URLs last updated?
The latest version, 0.01, was released on October 9, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Category Post URLs?
Category Post URLs is developed and maintained by maheshkathiriya.
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