Remove Taxonomy Base Slug

By Alexandru Vornicescu

Site Structure & Navigation / Categories & Taxonomies

Remove Taxonomy Base Slug Review - In-Depth Analysis

Remove specific taxonomy base slugs from permalinks for cleaner URLs.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.66/10

User Rating

4.8/5 (based on 23+ reviews)

Active Installations

5,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This plugin allows you to create cleaner permalinks for your custom post types by removing specific taxonomy base slugs. For instance, it can change URLs from /genre/fiction/ to /fiction/.

With this plugin, you can enhance the appearance of your permalinks, making them more user-friendly and easier to remember. It prioritizes taxonomy slugs over post type slugs when they are the same.

Examples include changing site.com/taxonomy/cars to site.com/cars, and site.com/taxonomy/cars/bmw to site.com/cars/bmw. This helps in organizing your content more effectively.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Remove Taxonomy Base Slug plugin.

Remove taxonomy base

Permalinks

Custom post types

FAQ

Unzip
Upload “remove-taxonomy-base-slug” folder to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Select which taxonomies base slug to remove, go to Plugins -> Remove Taxonomy Base Slug
Update your permalinks, go to Settings -> Permalinks -> Save Changes
That’s it!