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Custom Permalinks

by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Oct 2026, 12 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Custom Permalinks
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Custom Permalinks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Custom Permalinks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer sasiddiqui since Jul 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Custom Permalinks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Custom Permalinks safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.7.0). Not on the exploited list. 23 Aug 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Custom Permalinks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.3.3. No one-star spike after it. 13 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
sasiddiqui20 Jul 2016 to 13 Oct 2026, 148 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2008.

Maintenance

Last release
22 days ago
Releases, 24 months
12
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Custom Permalinks
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20255
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20265

Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.

Average rating per quarter for Custom Permalinks
Q4 20231.0
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q3 20251.0
Q2 20261.0

Average rating stayed at 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star80
4 star10
3 star3
2 star2
1 star21
Latest low reviews

Security record

3 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 2.7.0).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Aug 2024Custom Permalinks <= 2.6.0 - Authenticated(Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.6.02.7.0Patched before disclosure
26 Feb 2018Custom Permalinks <= 1.1 -Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.11.2Patched before disclosure
26 Feb 2018Custom Permalinks <= 1.1 - Authenticated SQL Injection8.1<= 1.11.2Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Custom Permalinks
4 May 2026945
11 May 20261,635
18 May 20261,763
25 May 20261,583
1 Jun 20261,588
8 Jun 20261,540
15 Jun 20261,481
22 Jun 20261,464
29 Jun 20261,654
6 Jul 20261,584
13 Jul 20261,501
20 Jul 20261,943
27 Jul 20261,640
3 Aug 20261,613
10 Aug 20261,461
17 Aug 202625,185
24 Aug 20267,161
31 Aug 20265,080
7 Sep 20263,906
14 Sep 20263,634
21 Sep 20263,698
28 Sep 202622,133
5 Oct 202641,951
12 Oct 202628,579
19 Oct 202610,603
26 Oct 20269,612
2 Nov 2026888

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 80% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.3.3
AuthorSami Ahmed Siddiqui
Added1 Nov 2008
Last updated13 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Menu Management & Mega Menus
Tagsseo, slug, redirect, permalink, custom url

Other plugins by this author: HTTP Auth, Prevent XSS Vulnerability, Make Paths Relative, SCHEMA for Article, Remove Links and Scripts, Media Post Permalink

Questions

Is Custom Permalinks still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Custom Permalinks, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer sasiddiqui since Jul 2016.

Was Custom Permalinks removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Custom Permalinks safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.7.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Custom Permalinks update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.3.3. No one-star spike after it.

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