No Category Parents
by Sergio Milardovich 5 (3 reviews)

No Category Parents

Removes the mandatory 'Category Base' and every parent category from your category permalinks.

No Category Parents ranks #2,737 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #158 of 4,265 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Sep 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)
v0.3.1 Current Version v0.3.1
Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 01 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#158 of 4,265 in SEO & Marketing Top 5% by installs Downloads -37.9% this week
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Review 5 out of 5
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Security History

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who use category permalinks. It removes the mandatory 'Category Base' and parent category segments from category URLs, shortening links like /category/parent-category/my-category/ to /my-category/.

  • Removes mandatory Category Base
  • Removes parent categories from permalinks
  • Shortens category permalink URLs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about No Category Parents

No Category Parents has 6,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
No Category Parents holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 3 user reviews on WordPress.org.
No Category Parents is developed by Sergio Milardovich and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
No Category Parents requires WordPress 6.0 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
No Category Parents has been downloaded 73,439+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of No Category Parents is 0.3.1. It was last updated on September 1, 2026.
Yes. No Category Parents is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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