by Themeisle
4.2 (58 reviews)
Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks
Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something like /category/my-category/ into simply /my-category/.
Compatible with WP 6.9
v1.2.1
Current Version v1.2.1
Updated 1 week ago
Last Update on 12 Jan, 2026
Synced 13 hours ago
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#761
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84%
Review 4.2 out of 5
4.2
(58 reviews)
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 5 of 5| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remove category prefix | 17 | — | Tag | 13 hours ago |
| remove category base | 22 | — | Tag | 13 hours ago |
| custom permalinks | 53 | — | Tag | 13 hours ago |
| remove category url | 60 | — | Tag | 13 hours ago |
| permalinks | 72 | — | Tag | 13 hours ago |
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- Version
- 1.2.1
- Last Updated
- Jan 12, 2026
- Requires WP
- 3.1+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- Themeisle
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks
No. The plugin automatically redirects your old category URLs to the new shorter ones using 301 redirects. So if someone visits mydomain.com/category/my-category/, they'll be seamlessly redirected to mydomain.com/my-category/.
The category will take priority. So if you have both a category and a page with the slug travel, visiting mydomain.com/travel/ will load the category archive, not the page. To avoid conflicts, make sure your categories don't share slugs with pages, posts, or other content on your site.
No, this plugin only affects the built-in WordPress category taxonomy. For WooCommerce, you'd need a different solution.
If you deactivate the plugin, your category URLs will revert to the default WordPress structure with /category/ in the path. If you only deactivate the plugin without uninstalling it, you will need to flush permalinks manually. You can do this by going to Settings > Permalinks and clicking Save Changes. If you uninstall the plugin, permalinks are flushed automatically. Note that after deactivation, links pointing to the shortened URLs will no longer work unless you set up your own redirects.
You'll need to manually refresh your permalinks. Go to Settings → Permalinks and click Save Changes. This will restore the default /category/ base.