Banglish Slug Converter
Automatically converts Bengali post and page titles into SEO-friendly "Banglish" slugs using Avro transliteration for better URL readability.
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Maintained • Last updated 104 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 104 days ago).
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Description
Banglish Slug Converter is a WordPress plugin that automatically converts Bengali (Bangla) post and page titles into SEO-friendly “Banglish” (Bengali written in English) slugs. This helps create clean, readable URLs for your Bengali content.
Key Features:
- Automatic Conversion: Automatically converts Bengali titles to Banglish slugs
- Avro-based Transliteration: Uses comprehensive Avro keymap for accurate transliteration
- Custom Mappings: Add your own Bengali-to-English transliteration mappings
- Complete Coverage: Works with posts, pages, categories, tags, and user nicenames
- SEO-Friendly: Creates clean URLs that are better for search engines
- Easy Management: Simple admin interface to manage custom transliterations
- WordPress Standards: Built following WordPress coding standards and best practices
How it Works:
- When you create or edit content with Bengali titles, the plugin automatically generates appropriate slugs
- The plugin uses a comprehensive Avro-based transliteration system
- You can customize specific transliterations through the settings page
- Custom mappings take precedence over default transliterations
Examples:
- “বাংলা ব্লগ” “bangla-blog”
- “নতুন পোস্ট” “notun-post”
- “প্রযুক্তি সংবাদ” “projukti-shongbad”
Development
This plugin is developed following WordPress coding standards. Contributions are welcome on GitHub.
Support
For support questions, please use the WordPress support forums. For bug reports and feature requests, please use the GitHub repository.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/banglish-slug-converterdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Use the Settings Banglish Slug Converter screen to configure custom mappings (optional)
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the plugin works with both new and existing content. When you edit existing posts with Bengali titles, new slugs will be generated automatically.
Absolutely! Go to Settings Banglish Slug Converter to add custom Bengali-to-English mappings. These custom mappings will take precedence over the default transliterations.
The plugin only generates new slugs when content is created or edited. Existing URLs remain unchanged unless you manually edit the content.
Your existing slugs will remain unchanged. The plugin only affects slug generation, so deactivating it won’t break your existing URLs.
Yes, the plugin works with all post types, including custom post types.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Automatic Bengali to Banglish slug conversion
- Custom mapping functionality
- Support for posts, pages, terms, and users
- Comprehensive Avro-based transliteration
- WordPress coding standards compliance
- Admin interface for managing custom mappings
