Remove CPT base

75 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs, this is a niche utility that serves a specific need rather than a broadly adopted tool, putting it well behind the leading alternatives like Custom Post Type Permalinks at 200,000 installs.

Update Freshness

20/25

Last updated on December 1, 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, the plugin shows a recent and active maintenance cadence despite its small footprint.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100 out of 100 from 33 ratings is impressive, though the small sample size means the score reflects a narrow group of users rather than broad community consensus.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved gives a 50 percent support health score, which is neutral: there have been no complaints but also no observable community engagement to lean on.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 6.9.4 and requiring only PHP 5.6 and WordPress 3.0, the plugin has maximum backwards compatibility and works on virtually any hosting environment.

Scores higher than 39% of indexed plugins

About

Remove custom post type base slug from url

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-12-01 10:03pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.0+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 5.6+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 High

Most recent: May 6, 2022

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What It Does

Remove CPT base strips the custom post type slug from your WordPress URLs, so a portfolio item at yoursite.com/portfolio/my-project becomes yoursite.com/my-project. It is a single-purpose utility that works by intercepting permalink requests and registering the base-free URL as the canonical one. Once activated, it automatically applies to every public custom post type registered on your site.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for site owners who have built custom post types for portfolios, real estate listings, restaurant menus, or product catalogs and want cleaner, shorter URLs that look like regular pages. It suits agencies and freelancers who manage several CPT-driven sites and prefer a zero-configuration fix over writing custom rewrite rules. It is also a fit for anyone uncomfortable editing functions.php just to remove a slug prefix.

Who Should Skip It

If your site only uses default posts and pages, or you do not have any custom post types, this plugin will do nothing for you and should not be installed. Developers who prefer full control over rewrites, slugs, and conflicts with existing page permalinks should handle this directly in code rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all plugin.

The Bottom Line

Remove CPT base delivers exactly what its name promises with a perfect user rating, recent updates, and zero configuration required, earning a PluginCheck quality score of 78.36 out of 100. Its main weaknesses are a small install base and no trackable support history, which means less community proof compared to Permalink Manager Lite or Custom Post Type Permalinks. It is a solid pick for the specific job of stripping CPT slugs, but users with broader permalink needs should look at the alternatives above.

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