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Slugs Manager

Slugs Manager: Delete Old Permalinks from WordPress Database
by WPFactory · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 16 Oct 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Slugs Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Slugs Manager still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Slugs Manager, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpcodefactory since Nov 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Slugs Manager removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Slugs Manager safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.7.0). Not on the exploited list. 29 Mar 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Slugs Manager update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.9.0. No one-star spike after it. 16 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
algoritmika29 Apr 2013 to 13 Apr 2022, 30 commits
wpcodefactory9 Nov 2022 to 16 Oct 2026, 16 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
19 days ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Slugs Manager
Q1 20241
Q2 20244
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 16 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.7.0).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Mar 2024Slugs Manager <= 2.6.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 2.6.72.7.0Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Slugs Manager
4 May 20269
11 May 20266
18 May 202617
25 May 202615
1 Jun 20266
8 Jun 20265
15 Jun 20267
22 Jun 20263
29 Jun 20268
6 Jul 20268
13 Jul 20269
20 Jul 20267
27 Jul 202611
3 Aug 20268
10 Aug 20267
17 Aug 202610
24 Aug 20265
31 Aug 20268
7 Sep 20264
14 Sep 20268
21 Sep 20263
28 Sep 202647
5 Oct 20267
12 Oct 202614
19 Oct 20261,639
26 Oct 2026610
2 Nov 202660

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 517% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.9.0
AuthorWPFactory
Added29 Apr 2013
Last updated16 Oct 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress3.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
TagsOld Slugs, slugs manager, regenerate slugs

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Questions

Is Slugs Manager still maintained?

Yes. Last release 16 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Slugs Manager, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wpcodefactory since Nov 2022.

Was Slugs Manager removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Slugs Manager safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.7.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Slugs Manager update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.9.0. No one-star spike after it.

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