Custom Permalinks Premium gives site managers two ways to shape WordPress URLs: set a path for an individual item or define a reusable structure for a public post type. When a custom path replaces an item's original URL, the original address redirects to the new one so existing links and bookmarks can still reach the content.

Set a path for an individual entry

Edit a post, page, category, tag, public custom post type, or custom taxonomy term and enter the desired path in its Custom Permalink field. You can edit an individual path even when its post type also has a generated structure.

Build post type patterns with tags

In the Custom Permalinks dashboard menu, set a permalink structure for each public post type. Leave a structure empty to keep that type's WordPress default. When a structure is defined, new content gets a path populated from its tags.

Tags can add date and time values such as %year%, %monthnum%, %day%, %hour%, %minute%, and %second%, as well as %post_id%, %category%, and %author%. The author tag uses the author's username, so usernames appear in URLs that use it. Use %postname% for a slug based on the post or page title. %title% also creates a title-based slug and updates it when the title changes while the post remains a draft. That automatic update stops once the post is published or its permalink is edited manually.

For hierarchical content, %parent_postname% uses the immediate parent page's slug, while %parents_postnames% includes all selected parent slugs. Custom taxonomy tags can use a term's slug or name and include its immediate or full parent path.

Manage saved paths and translations

The Post Types Permalinks and Taxonomies Permalinks screens list saved custom paths and provide search and bulk deletion. The Custom Permalinks Manager role lets non-administrators manage permalinks without full administrator access. The plugin works with WPML and Polylang, giving each translation its own custom permalink, and works with paths in non-Latin scripts such as Arabic, Thai, Cyrillic, and Chinese.

Developer controls and premium support

Developers can use filters and actions to add custom tags, generate permalinks in code, and control sanitizing and redirects. Custom Permalinks Premium includes prioritized one-on-one email support for implementation questions, including help applying filters. Basic support may also be available in the WordPress forums; bug reports should include the details needed to reproduce the issue.

Set up custom paths

1. Activate Custom Permalinks in WordPress.
2. Open the Custom Permalinks menu in the dashboard.
3. Define structures for public post types using the available tags, if needed.
4. Edit a post, page, category, tag, or taxonomy term and enter a path in its Custom Permalink field.
5. Save the item and check that its new URL and redirect work as expected.