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No Category Base (WPML)

by DigitalME · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: No Category Base (WPML) is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for No Category Base (WPML)
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
Marios Alexandrou8 Feb 2016 to 1 May 2025, 30 commits
digitalmeactivecampaign6 Nov 2025 to 30 Oct 2026, 18 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
4 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for No Category Base (WPML)
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20267
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

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

Average rating per quarter for No Category Base (WPML)
Q4 20235.0
Q4 20245.0
Q2 20261.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star29
4 star1
3 star0
2 star1
1 star3
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Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for No Category Base (WPML)
4 May 20262,232
11 May 20263,552
18 May 20264,952
25 May 20263,182
1 Jun 20262,726
8 Jun 202622,899
15 Jun 20265,620
22 Jun 20263,870
29 Jun 20263,380
6 Jul 20264,124
13 Jul 20262,693
20 Jul 20263,527
27 Jul 20262,598
3 Aug 20262,302
10 Aug 20261,777
17 Aug 20262,012
24 Aug 202622,829
31 Aug 20266,424
7 Sep 20263,793
14 Sep 20264,537
21 Sep 20263,825
28 Sep 20262,942
5 Oct 20262,900
12 Oct 20262,451
19 Oct 20267,186
26 Oct 202624,838
2 Nov 20262,427

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 60% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

RedirectionScore 93 · 100,000+Redirect 404 to HomepageScore 93 · 60,000+Remove Category URL - Remove ‘category’ base from category permalinksScore 93 · 40,000+301 Redirects - Redirect ManagerScore 92 · 300,000+404 to 301 - Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 MonitoringScore 92 · 100,000+

Facts

Version1.5.8
AuthorDigitalME
Added2 Dec 2011
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Categories & Taxonomies
Tagscategory url, category base, category slug, category permalinks

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Questions

Is No Category Base (WPML) still maintained?

No Category Base (WPML) was last updated on 30 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is No Category Base (WPML) safe?

No Category Base (WPML) has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns No Category Base (WPML)?

The wordpress.org author is DigitalME. Recent committers: digitalmeactivecampaign, Marios Alexandrou, mines.io, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of No Category Base (WPML)?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Redirection, Redirect 404 to Homepage, Remove Category URL - Remove ‘category’ base from category permalinks, 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager, 404 to 301 - Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring.

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