Permalink Manager review (2026): is the free plan enough?
WordPress plugin for editing full URLs and permalink formats
Permalink Manager report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for custom URLs for any WordPress post or product
Permalink Manager lets you edit the whole URL of any WordPress post, page or product and set a URL format for each content type, with old addresses redirected for you. Category and custom field URLs need Pro, priced in euros before VAT with no trial, and it only does URLs: titles, sitemaps and schema need an SEO plugin.
Who Permalink Manager is for
- Fits if your custom post types need their own URL structure
- Works for migrations from another CMS that must keep their old paths
Who Permalink Manager is not for
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as there's no standalone app
- Too light for SEO on its own, since it changes URLs only and titles, sitemaps and schema need another plugin
- Tight if you stay on Lite, as category, custom taxonomy and custom field URLs and extra redirects need Pro
- Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT, and there's no trial, only a 14-day money-back guarantee
- Watch out: the €49 license includes a year of updates, then renewal is €35, or lifetime updates cost €119
Why Permalink Manager gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPro is €49 once for 2 domains with a year of updates, under a year of this category's $10.99 middle, and it keeps working after updates stop. Lifetime updates are €119 for 2 domains, €199 for 5 and €399 for unlimited.
- BFree plan and trialLite is free on WordPress.org: edit post, page and custom post type URLs one by one or by format, with automatic redirects and WPML and Polylang URLs. Many sites could stop there; taxonomy and custom field URLs are Pro.
- CFeaturesFull URL editing one by one or in bulk, formats per post type, automatic redirects, shorter WooCommerce URLs and a REST API on Pro. It does URLs fully, but that's a smaller job: no titles, sitemaps or schema.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Editing one URL is simple, but formats per post type, taxonomy slugs and trailing slash rules take some reading before you change a live site.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, inside WordPress, with WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang, Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, Advanced Custom Fields and Pods listed, and a REST API on Pro.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Permalink Manager's own pages and its WordPress.org page on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Permalink Manager's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 60 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 53 of 78) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 79 SEO plugins and apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Permalink Manager’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 53 of 78, level with 25
- BFree plan and trialAbove 47 of 78, level with 15
- CFeaturesAbove 9 of 78, level with 43
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 78, level with 59
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 31 of 78, level with 47
Keep Permalink Manager, or make your own?
Your call
Permalink Manager sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $54.91, paid once, it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it. Permalink Manager is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, WooCommerce, WPML and Polylang among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Permalink Manager’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Permalink Manager?
Permalink Manager is a WordPress plugin for changing URLs beyond what WordPress allows: the full address of any post, page or product, and a separate permalink format for each custom post type. Old URLs redirect to the new ones automatically. The free Lite edition is on WordPress.org; Pro adds custom taxonomy and custom field URLs, fuller WooCommerce control, extra redirects and a REST API.
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress, and it changes URLs only; titles, sitemaps and schema need an SEO plugin.
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT.
- Category and custom taxonomy URLs, custom fields in URLs and extra redirects need Pro.
- There is no trial, but Pro has a 14-day money-back guarantee; it keeps working after its update period ends.
Key features
- Full URL editor
- Edit the whole permalink of a post, page or product, not just its slug, one at a time or in bulk from a single admin screen.
- Permalink formats per content type
- Set a URL format for each custom post type, with taxonomy slugs, .html suffixes or trailing slash rules, for new items or existing ones too.
- Automatic redirects
- Old URLs redirect to the new ones when a permalink changes. Pro adds extra redirects and external URL redirects for any post or term.
- WooCommerce URLs
- Lite removes /product/ from product URLs. Pro also removes /product-category/ and /product-tag/, adds SKUs to URLs and makes coupon links.
- Custom fields and taxonomies
- Pro edits category and custom taxonomy URLs and puts custom field values in permalinks, with ACF, Pods, Meta Box and Toolset Types.
- Multilingual URLs and REST API
- Different URL formats per language with WPML and Polylang on both editions; Pro reads and updates permalinks and redirects through the REST API.
Permalink Manager pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Permalink Manager has a free plan, and paid plans start at €49 one-time for 2 domains, with 1 year of updates.
- Starts at
- €49 one-time for 2 domains, with 1 year of updates
- Free plan
- Permalink Manager Lite on WordPress.org: edit post, page and custom post type URLs one by one or by format, automatic redirects, and WPML and Polylang URLs.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | €0 | The free WordPress.org edition for posts, pages and custom post types, with automatic redirects and multilingual URLs. |
| 2 Domains, 1 year of updates | €49one-time for 2 domains; optional renewal of updates at €35 | Every Pro feature as a perpetual license, with a year of updates and support. Prices exclude VAT. |
| 2 Domains, lifetime updates | €119one-time for 2 domains, with lifetime updates | The same Pro license with all future updates and no renewal fee. |
| 5 Domains, lifetime updates | €199one-time for 5 domains, with lifetime updates | Pro on 5 domains with all future updates. With 1 year of updates it is €79, renewing at €59 if you choose. |
| Unlimited Domains, lifetime | €399one-time for unlimited domains, with lifetime updates | Pro on any number of domains with all future updates. With 1 year of updates it is €159, renewing at €99 if you choose. |
Read from permalinkmanager.pro on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Permalink Manager before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Lifetime licenseLifetime updates from €119
Each Pro tier can be bought with lifetime updates for one payment: €119 for 2 domains, €199 for 5 and €399 for unlimited domains.
Stated on permalinkmanager.pro
Works with
- WooCommerce
- WPML
- Polylang
- Yoast SEO
- Rank Math
- SEOPress
- Advanced Custom Fields
- Pods
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Common questions
Does Permalink Manager have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Permalink Manager is listed for Web.
Does Permalink Manager have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Permalink Manager is listed for Web.
Is Permalink Manager open source?
Yes. Permalink Manager is open source, according to its own site.
Does Permalink Manager have an API?
Yes. Permalink Manager offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.