Custom Base Terms
Change the custom URL structures for author, search, comments, pagination and feed pages.
Solid choice
Custom Base Terms is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 80+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 75/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 2 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (80+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Custom Base Terms stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| author | >100 |
| comments | >100 |
| pagination | >100 |
| permalinks | #95 |
| search | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Custom Base Terms
From the official readme · v1.1.1Description
Custom Base Terms adds five new options to Settings -> Permalinks where you can set the custom URL structures for the author, search, comments, pagination and feed pages.
Features
- Simple and easy to configure.
- Lets you build friendly URLs.
- Helps improve your WordPress SEO.
- Multilingual. Supports every native WordPress language.
Translations
- English: by Art Project Group (default language).
- Spanish: by Art Project Group.
Technical support
Art Project Group offers Technical support to configure or install Custom Base Terms.
Origin
Custom Base Terms has been programmed from the Custom Author Base plugin by Jeff Farthing, which, even being a magnificent plugin, did not offer all the features we needed. His work has been absolutely essential to build this plugin.
More information
You can learn more about Custom Base Terms on our official website, and follow the development on GitHub.
More plugins
You can find more WordPress plugins at Art Project Group and on our WordPress profile.
Translations
- English: by Art Project Group (default language).
- Español: por Art Project Group.
Support
Since Custom Base Terms is completely free, Art Project Group only provides the service of Technical support upon payment. In no case does Art Project Group provide any kind of free technical support.
Donation
Did you like Custom Base Terms and find it useful on your website? We would appreciate a small donation that will help us keep improving this plugin and creating more completely free plugins for the whole WordPress community.
Thanks
- To Jeff Farthing for his great plugin, which inspired Custom Base Terms.
- To all of you who use it.
- To all of you who help to improve it.
- To all of you who make donations.
- To all of you who encourage us with your comments.
Thank you all so much!
Installation
- Install the plugin in one of the following ways:
- Upload the
custom-base-termsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory via FTP. - Upload the full ZIP file via Plugins -> Add New -> Upload in the WordPress administration panel.
- Search for Custom Base Terms in Plugins -> Add New and click Install Now.
- Upload the
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in the WordPress administration panel.
- Configure the plugin with the Settings link on the plugins page or in Settings -> Permalinks.
- That’s it. If you like it and find it useful, please consider making a donation.
Frequently asked questions
How do I configure the plugin?
Click the Settings link, or go to Settings -> Permalinks, and enter the custom URL structures for the author, search, comments, pagination and feed pages.
What happens if I leave a field empty?
The base goes back to the one WordPress uses by default for that term.
Do I need to flush the permalinks after changing a base?
No. The plugin rebuilds the rewrite rules itself when you save the permalinks page.
Technical support
If you need help to configure or install Custom Base Terms, Art Project Group offers its Technical support service. In no case does Art Project Group provide any kind of free technical support.
Changelog
Maintenance release for the WordPress.org plugin review requirements. Coming from 1.0.3 or earlier, it also carries the security fixes of 1.1.0.
1.1.1
- Added the license to the plugin header, and the plugin prefix to its global constants and variables.
- Removed the manual translation loading, discouraged since WordPress 4.6. Translations keep coming from the WordPress.org language packs.
- The plugin page on WordPress.org is now written in English.
1.1.0
- Security fix: any logged-in user, or an external site through CSRF, could change the permalink bases of the site.
- Security fix: every output is escaped and the remote WordPress.org response is no longer passed through unserialize().
- The rating stars no longer disappear nor raise a PHP notice when the WordPress.org API does not answer.
- The field labels and the support link are now translated.
- The stylesheet is only loaded on the screens where the plugin displays something.
- Compatible with WordPress 7.2.
1.0.3
- Security update to remove a detected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
1.0.2.3
- Header update.
- Stylesheet update.
- Screenshot update.
1.0.2.2
- Minor code changes.
1.0.2.1
- Minor code changes.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Custom Base Terms: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Custom Base Terms free?
Yes. Custom Base Terms is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Custom Base Terms safe to use in 2026?
Custom Base Terms is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 80+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 75/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Custom Base Terms?
Custom Base Terms is active on 80+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,751 times since it launched in July 2013. It was downloaded 196 times in the last 30 days.
Does Custom Base Terms work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Custom Base Terms up to WordPress 7.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.0 or newer.
What PHP version does Custom Base Terms need?
Custom Base Terms requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Custom Base Terms last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.1, was released on September 17, 2026 (2 weeks ago).
Who makes Custom Base Terms?
Custom Base Terms is developed and maintained by Art Project Group.
What are the best alternatives to Custom Base Terms?
The most popular alternatives to Custom Base Terms are Edit Author Slug (100K+ installs), WP Meta and Date Remover (90K+ installs) and Hide/Remove Metadata (20K+ installs).
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