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Transliterator — WordPress Translation Plugin

Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion

by Ivijan-Stefan Stipic · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.5.7 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Transliterator has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 166,487 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 28, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Transliterator at a glance

Active installs
3,000+
Total downloads
166,487
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Transliterator well maintained?

Support threads resolved
3 of 4
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
5%
5 of 95 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Real-time conversion between Cyrillic and Latin scripts
  • Transliteration of titles, content, permalinks, filenames, usernames
  • Shortcodes for partial or conditional transliteration
  • Bilingual search across both script types
  • Developer API with hooks and filters
  • No database changes – safe to enable or disable anytime
  • Supports Arabic, Greek, Cyrillic, and regional language variants

Transliterator reviews and ratings

95 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

4.8 out of 5

95 reviews

5★
90
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
5
  • Odličan

    Radi sve što treba da radi, odlična podrška autora. Svaka čast!

    tabakovics
  • Preslojavanje

    Toliko dobar dodatak, tako da prvo njega uključim.

    miloradmica
  • Odličan!

    sjajno

    masterpro
  • Odličan

    Odličan

    ipplusstudio
  • I don't recommend it if you don't want any problems!

    I take back my kind words, this plugin is crap!!!! It cuts off URLs! беру обратно мои хорошие слова, плагин говно !!!! отрезает урли !

    aslanukva1
  • Super

    Odlican je plugin

    miletyc

Where Transliterator ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Transliterator appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Translation Plugins #9 in search, not tagged #37

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Details

Universal WordPress transliteration for multilingual and non-Latin URLs, permalinks, media, search and SEO-friendly content.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • cyr2lat
  • cyrillic
  • latin
  • latinisation
  • transliteration

More from Ivijan-Stefan Stipic

Version
2.5.7
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
First published
Aug 27, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Transliterator FAQ

What does Transliterator do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Transliterator offers Real-time conversion between Cyrillic and Latin scripts, Transliteration of titles, content, permalinks, filenames, usernames, Shortcodes for partial or conditional transliteration, Bilingual search across both script types and Developer API with hooks and filters.

How many active installs does Transliterator have?

WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Transliterator as of September 7, 2026.

Is Transliterator still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Transliterator have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 3 of 4 recent support threads for Transliterator are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Transliterator free?

Transliterator is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Transliterator rank among Translation Plugins?

Transliterator is #37 in the WordPress.org Translation Plugins ranking.