<p>Since Permalinks that contain Cyrillic may cause problems on some server setups, this plugin will work around this problem by updating the automatic Post Slug generation code. In this way, posts which have a title in Cyrillic will have permlinks transliterated in Latin characters.</p>


Cyr2Lat Slugs

Converts Cyrillic letters in post slugs to human-readable Latin phonetic equivalent.

Themeisle

Creativemotion

Alexander Kovalev

webcraftic

<p>Cyrlitera converts Cyrillic and Georgian URLs and file names to Latin. It works for all post types, pages, and terms. It gives you options to define your own custom characters and enable automatic redirects.</p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p>Transliteration is the process of converting characters from one writing system to another, such as converting Cyrillic symbols to Latin. Because most web software and URLs are designed around Latin characters, using Cyrillic or other non-Latin symbols in links or file names can lead to unreadable URLs, accessibility issues, and even broken links. Transliteration ensures your URLs and file names remain clean, readable, and compatible across all platforms.</p>
<p>Cyrlitera automatically replaces Cyrillic and Georgian characters with Latin equivalents to create clean and readable URLs for posts, categories, taxonomies, products, and custom post types. It also fixes incorrect file names by removing unsafe characters and transliterating them during upload, helping prevent 404 errors and broken media links.</p>
<h3>Examples</h3>
<p><strong>Cyrillic URL before transliteration:</strong></p>
<pre><code>https://example.com/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Same URL transliterated to Latin:</strong></p>
<pre><code>https://example.com/privet-mir
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Incorrect file names before transliteration:</strong></p>
<pre><code>%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B5_image_290.jpg
A+nice+picture.png
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Readable transliterated file names:</strong></p>
<pre><code>moe_image_290.jpg
a-nice-picture.png
</code></pre>
<p>By using Latin-based file names and URLs, you avoid issues with encoding, broken links, and unreadable paths. This plugin performs the transliteration automatically each time a file is uploaded, ensuring your media library stays clean and consistent.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Automatically transliterates all new permalinks</strong> for posts, pages, categories, tags, and custom post types.</li>
<li><strong>Automatically transliterates all new attachment file names</strong> on upload, with an option to convert them to lowercase.</li>
<li><strong>Creates automatic redirects</strong> from old URLs to new transliterated ones to prevent broken links.</li>
<li><strong>Supports multiple alphabets</strong>, including Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Georgian.</li>
<li><strong>Fully customizable character mapping</strong> – define your own characters and their Latin substitutions to support any language.</li>
<li><strong>Preserves original permalinks</strong>, keeping old URLs intact so nothing is lost during conversion.</li>
<li><strong>Optional conversion of existing slugs</strong>, allowing you to transliterate existing URLs.</li>
<li><strong>Rollback tool</strong> that lets you restore original URLs if needed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>We’re here to help. Feel free to open a new thread on the [Support Forum] (https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cyrlitera/).</p>
<h3>Useful Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li>If you like this plugin, you’re sure to love <a href="https://themeisle.com/wordpress-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">our other plugins</a> as well.</li>
<li>Our blog is a great place to <a href="https://themeisle.com/blog/" rel="nofollow ugc">learn more about WordPress</a>.</li>
<li>Get the most out of your website with our helpful <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmRasCVwuvpSep2MOsIoE0ncO9JE3FcKP" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress YouTube Tutorials</a>.</li>
</ul>


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Convert Cyrillic and Georgian URLs and file names to Latin. Works for all post types, pages, and terms. Custom characters, URL redirects & more.

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