by Maciej Bis
4.8 (176 reviews)
Permalink Manager Lite
Permalink Manager enhances WordPress’s built-in URL system, allowing you to change the URLs of native and custom post types and taxonomies.
Compatible with WP 6.9
v2.5.3.2
Current Version v2.5.3.2
Updated 3 weeks ago
Last Update on 11 Mar, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago
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#433
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100K+
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14.6
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Downloads
2.7M
+262 today
Support Resolved
75%
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Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
4.8
(176 reviews)
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 5 of 5| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
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| custom permalink | 9 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| permalink | 10 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| custom permalinks | 15 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| woocommerce permalinks | 17 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| permalinks | 22 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
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- Version
- 2.5.3.2
- Last Updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Requires WP
- 4.4.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 5.4 or higher
- Author
- Maciej Bis
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
- Reviews
- 176
- Support Threads
- 4
- Resolved
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Permalink Manager Lite
This feature is available only in Permalink Manager Pro.
When the Permalink Manager was first designed, it was supposed to be used for a typical WordPress website, which usually has less than a few thousand subpages. As a result, all custom permalinks are saved in a single row in the database in order to avoid slowing down the pageload with multiple SQL queries to the database. This is the most effective approach for small and medium-sized websites, without affecting site speed. While this data structure works for the vast majority of WordPress sites, it may not be optimal if you want to use the plugin to rewrite tens of thousands of permalinks. What works well for a smaller website may not scale well for a megasite. When the number of addresses on your site exceeds tens of thousands, the custom permalinks array may become quite huge, and any operations on it can have an effect on pageload time. To summarize, the plugin is suitable for small and medium-sized websites. It will not slow down your pageload time or affect its usability in any way. However, if you want to use it on a much bigger website with thousands of permalinks (more than 60.000), please consider excluding content types that do not require customized permalink format in order to lower the custom permalinks array. For further details on the plugin's performance, please visit this post.
Yes, it is possible if you are using either WPML or Polylang. You can find the full instructions here.
Yes, Permalink Manager will automatically redirect the native permalinks (used when the plugin is disabled, or before it was activated) to the actual, custom permalinks.
Currently, there is no 100% guarantee that Permalink Manager will work correctly with Buddypress.
Yes, if you used Permalink Manager only to regenerate the slugs (native post names). Please note that if you use custom permalinks (that differ from the native ones), they will no longer be used after the plugin is disabled. It is because Permalink Manager overwrites one of the core WordPress functionalities to bypass the rewrite rules ("regular expressions" to detect the posts/pages/taxonomies/etc. and another parameters from the URL) by using the array of custom permalinks (you can check them in "Debug" tab) that are used only by the plugin.