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Longer Permalinks

by antithesisgr · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Longer Permalinks
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 13 months (last release 21 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.21 Sep 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
antithesisgr6 Mar 2017 to 21 Sep 2025, 58 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
14 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Longer Permalinks
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 18 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star18
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Longer Permalinks
4 May 2026105
11 May 2026108
18 May 2026126
25 May 2026129
1 Jun 2026100
8 Jun 2026114
15 Jun 202698
22 Jun 202699
29 Jun 202698
6 Jul 2026114
13 Jul 202695
20 Jul 2026104
27 Jul 2026131
3 Aug 2026146
10 Aug 2026115
17 Aug 2026120
24 Aug 2026101
31 Aug 202698
7 Sep 2026138
14 Sep 2026138
21 Sep 2026151
28 Sep 2026146
5 Oct 2026152
12 Oct 2026130
19 Oct 2026185
26 Oct 2026184
2 Nov 202620

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.32
Authorantithesisgr
Added6 Mar 2017
Last updated21 Sep 2025
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagslong, slugs, long title, permalinks, slugs length

Questions

Is Longer Permalinks still maintained?

Longer Permalinks was last updated on 21 Sep 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Longer Permalinks safe?

Longer Permalinks has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Longer Permalinks?

The wordpress.org author is antithesisgr. Recent committers: antithesisgr, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Longer Permalinks?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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