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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 20, 2026

Best Rewrite Rules Plugins for WordPress

8 plugins are tagged “rewrite rules” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Rewrite Rules Inspector with 10K+ active installs.

Plugins in category8
#1 by installsRewrite Rules Inspect…
Top-8 installs11.4K+
Avg. health (this page)48/100

8 Rewrite Rules plugins

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Best Rewrite Rules Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Rewrite Rules Inspector Rewrite Rules Inspector A simple admin tool for inspecting rewrite rules. by Automattic 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (26) 10 months ago 62
2 Debug Bar Rewrite Rules Debug Bar Rewrite Rules Debug Bar Rewrite Rules adds a new panel to Debug Bar that displays information about… by Oleg Butuzov 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 2 years ago 39
3 WP Permastructure WP Permastructure Adds the ability to configure permalinks for custom post types using rewrite tags like… by Robert O'Rourke 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (15) 3 years ago 36
4 Rewrite Rule Testing Rewrite Rule Testing Unit test your rewrite rules from the WordPress Admin. by Matthew Boynes 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 12 years ago 33
5 Debug Bar Rewrite Rules Debug Bar Rewrite Rules Displays the current rewrite rules for the site. Requires the debug bar plugin. by Kerfred 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 63
6 Category Post URLs Category Post URLs Add Category and Subcategory in Wordpress Post URLs, Set a hierarchical URLs like nested… by maheshkathiriya <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 21
7 Static Suffix – Site Wide .html Extension Static Suffix – Site Wide .html Extension Appends a .html suffix to the permalinks of selected post types and taxonomies. by Rishabh Gupta <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 days ago 64
8 Permapilot – Automatic Permalink Refresh Permapilot – Automatic Permalink Refresh Never re-save Settings → Permalinks again. Fixes 404s on new post types, taxonomies and… by guyargaman <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 days ago 64

Top Rewrite Rules plugins, head to head

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026

What is the most popular rewrite rules plugin for WordPress?

Rewrite Rules Inspector is the most popular rewrite rules plugin with 10K+ active installs and a 5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many rewrite rules plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 8 plugins tagged “rewrite rules” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which rewrite rules plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Rewrite Rules Inspector has the highest rating at 5/5 from 26 reviews.

Are these rewrite rules plugins actively maintained?

2 of the top 8 rewrite rules plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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