Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks

Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something like /category/my-category/ into simply /my-category/.

v1.2.3ThemeisleUpdated 2026-05-25Added Jul 2, 201450k+ installs84% rating
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Issues Details

13 issues found in latest scan

ERROR2
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$this'.

ERROR2
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Admin_Notices".

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_plugin_review_link".

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['nonce']

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_POST['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "Remove Category URL - Remove 'category' base from category permalinks" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Remove Category URL".

WARNING1
missing_composer_json_file

The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNING1
plugin_header_nonexistent_domain_path

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"

Latest Snapshot

Findings

13

Errors

5

Warnings

8

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.2.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.2.3

79

Latest

Findings
13
Errors
5
Warnings
8
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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