Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks v1.2.4
Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something like /category/my-category/ into simply /my-category/.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 12 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 7, 2026
- Last audited Sep 7, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires WordPress 3.1+
- Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 51% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 103 Passed
- 17 Warnings
- 5 Failed
30 of 37 checks passed.
47 of 61 checks passed.
12 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
6 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
674.7 KB
1.1 MB unzipped
Total files
74
across all file types
Lines of PHP
610
in 4 files Small
File types
- PHP
- PNG
- JS
- JPG
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 46 High
- 19 Medium
- 24 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 12 audited versions of Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks, The largest regression was in Security (-16). The codebase grew 413% in size.
Audited 0.1.0 → 1.2.4 · 12 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
1,064
downloads
Today
83
downloads
Week over week
−25%
vs previous week
Month over month
−62%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
49% of installs run an older version
≈ 19.6K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v1.1
- v1.2
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Jul 29, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 90 days
average between releases
Total releases
12
since Jan 2015 · 11 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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