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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No Category Base (WPML)v1.5.8
This plugin removes the mandatory 'Category Base' from your category permalinks. It's compatible with WPML.
CS Remove Category Basev1.1.0
You can undoubtedly remove /category/ slug from your page WordPress URLs using this plugin.
Change Author Basev1.0.3
Take control of your WordPress author URLs by customizing the default 'author' base to match your brand.
Nested Blog Postsv1.0.0
Enable parent/child hierarchy for standard Posts and generate nested permalinks like /parent/child/ (unlimited depth).
Shorten permalinks automatically. Removes stop words from post and product URLs to give clean, SEO friendly slugs, old URLs included.
Category management by rule: WooCommerce product categories that fill themselves from nested AND/OR/NOT conditions and stay in sync.
Fills empty WooCommerce category images from a product in that category.
Custom Permalinksv3.3.3
A powerful WordPress plugin for full URL control. Set custom permalinks, auto-redirects, and use dynamic tags for ideal site structure and SEO.
Maintain SEO rankings with custom URL suffixes like .php or .html. Perfect for legacy site migrations, fixing 404s, and preserving link juice.