Cyrlitera — WordPress Translation Plugin
Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names
by Themeisle · WordPress.org page · Website
Cyrlitera has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 290,283 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Cyrlitera at a glance
Is Cyrlitera well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Automatically transliterates all new permalinks for posts, pages, categories, tags, and custom post types
- Automatically transliterates all new attachment file names on upload, with an option to convert them to lowercase
- Creates automatic redirects from old URLs to new transliterated ones to prevent broken links
- Supports multiple alphabets, including Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Georgian
- Fully customizable character mapping – define your own characters and their Latin substitutions to support any language
- Preserves original permalinks, keeping old URLs intact so nothing is lost during conversion
- Optional conversion of existing slugs, allowing you to transliterate existing URLs
- Rollback tool that lets you restore original URLs if needed
Cyrlitera reviews and ratings
58 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
58 reviews
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Отлично
rigaweekend -
Хороший плагин
Плагин работает, и это уже хорошо. Спасибо!
DolbyPR -
Отличное приложение
Спасибо! очень полезное приложение, хорошо работает!
Trampypys -
Cyrlitera
Отличный плагин!
dgpalych -
Beware of ADs
If you including an AD you should also include a button or some other way to disable it.
neevalex -
Great work, simple and effective plugin
Great work
reacty
Where Cyrlitera ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Cyrlitera appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Translation Plugins | #11 by tag, #34 in search | #14 | – |
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Details
Convert Cyrillic and Georgian URLs and file names to Latin. Works for all post types, pages, and terms. Custom characters, URL redirects & more.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Cyrlitera competes in
Tags
- cyrillic
- Georgian
- multilingual
- slugs
- transliteration
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- Version
- 1.3.6
- Last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First published
- Mar 16, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 5.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Cyrlitera FAQ
What does Cyrlitera do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Cyrlitera offers Automatically transliterates all new permalinks for posts, pages, categories, tags, and custom post types, Automatically transliterates all new attachment file names on upload, with an option to convert them to lowercase, Creates automatic redirects from old URLs to new transliterated ones to prevent broken links, Supports multiple alphabets, including Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Georgian and Fully customizable character mapping – define your own characters and their Latin substitutions to support any language.
How many active installs does Cyrlitera have?
WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Cyrlitera as of September 7, 2026.
Is Cyrlitera still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Cyrlitera have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Cyrlitera are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Cyrlitera free?
Cyrlitera is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Cyrlitera rank among Translation Plugins?
Cyrlitera is #14 in the WordPress.org Translation Plugins ranking.