Timo H

<p>This plugin allows you to customize and internationalize the rewrite bases for author archives, search results, comments and page slugs in WordPress. It provides an easy-to-use interface in the Permalinks Settings page to set custom values for these bases.</p>
<p>If you notice that your permalink changes aren’t reflecting on your site, try the following steps:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings > Permalinks in your WordPress admin panel.</li>
<li>Without making any changes, click the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Customize rewrite bases for author, search, comments and page (pagination) slugs</li>
<li>Automatically uses WordPress’s language-specific terms as defaults, if available</li>
<li>Integrates seamlessly with the WordPress Permalinks Settings page</li>
</ul>
<h3>Motivation</h3>
<p>Internationalized rewrite bases for author, search, comments and page (pagination) in WordPress are not part of the WordPress Core. This is because the <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.5/src/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php" rel="nofollow ugc">WP_Rewrite</a> class uses <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/c26d2a30d5fbff5bc8fd613f9862a2bcc9c3e62b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php#L49" rel="nofollow ugc">hardcoded strings</a> which were never translated until 2024. There is an old ticket (<a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1762" rel="nofollow ugc">#1762</a>) that discusses this issue, including the idea of modifying the <code>WP_Rewrite</code> property with a plugin. This plugin implements that solution. It extends the native Permalinks settings page and adds a section to change the rewrite bases for author, search, comments and page (pagination). By default, these are based on the current language of your site.</p>
<h3>Want to contribute?</h3>
<p>Check out the Plugin <a href="https://github.com/timohubois/rewrite-bases-internationalization/" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a>.</p>
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
<p>For more information about the WordPress Rewrite API, please visit the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rewrite/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Rewrite API documentation</a>.</p>


Rewrite Bases Internationalization

Internationalize rewrite bases for author, search, comments and page (pagination) slugs in WordPress.

Pieter Bos

<p>Chinese characters don’t come out good in permalinks. Without the Pinyin Slugs plugin activated, the example post I made for the screenshot will get a slug like this: <em>%e6%90%9c%e7%b4%a2%e5%bc%95%e6%93%8e%e4%bc%98%e5%8c%96</em>. With the plugin the slug automatically becomes <em>sousuoyinqingyouhua</em>.</p>
<p>Search engines such as <a href="https://www.baidu.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Baidu</a> cannot make much of the first slug, but they can handle pinyin perfectly, especially when it is written as one long string without hyphens or underscores.</p>
<p>It is possible to limit the amount of characters in the slug. The default is 100, which should be plenty for most.</p>
<p>The Pinyin Slugs plugin was forked from the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pinyin-permalink/" rel="ugc">Pinyin Permalinks</a> plugin by user <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/xiaole_tao/" rel="nofollow ugc">xiaole_tao</a> as that project seemed abandoned. There have been many improvements since; read the changelog for details.</p>
<p>I have decided to only support this plugin through <a href="https://github.com/senlin/pinyin-slugs/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a>. Therefore, if you have any questions, need help and/or want to make a feature request, please open an issue over at Github. You can also browse through open and closed issues to find what you are looking for and perhaps even help others.</p>
<p><strong>PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ISSUES VIA THE WORDPRESS FORUMS</strong></p>
<p>Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.</p>
<h4>WPML Compatible</h4>
<p>The Pinyin Slugs plugin has received the <a href="https://wpml.org/plugin/pinyin-slugs/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML Certification of Compatibility</a> and is featured on the WPML website with the article <a href="https://wpml.org/documentation/how-to-build-a-wordpress-site-in-china/" rel="nofollow ugc">How to Build a WordPress Website in China and Reach an International Audience</a>.</p>


Pinyin Slugs

Transforms Simplified or Traditional Chinese character titles into Pinyin to create a permalink friendly slug.

Rewrite Bases Internationalization vs Pinyin Slugs