Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names

82 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

With 40,000 active installs, Cyrlitera has a modest but healthy user base that reflects a focused niche rather than mainstream adoption.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was updated on 2026-05-19 and is tested against WordPress 7.0, indicating very active and current maintenance.

User Rating

14/15

A 90 out of 100 score from 54 ratings indicates strong user satisfaction, though the small sample size limits how broadly we can read that signal.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads and zero resolved tickets means either the plugin rarely breaks or that users are not engaging with the support channel, making it hard to gauge responsiveness.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring PHP 7.4 and WordPress 5.6, the compatibility profile is broad and forward-looking.

Scores higher than 86% of indexed plugins

About

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

Active Installs 40k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-21 7:43am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.6+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: June 27, 2025

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What It Does

Cyrlitera converts Cyrillic and Georgian characters in WordPress URLs, slugs, and uploaded file names into Latin equivalents. It applies this transliteration automatically across all post types, pages, custom taxonomies, and media uploads. The plugin also supports custom character mappings and can handle URL redirects from old slugs to new ones.

Who It's For

This plugin is built for site owners publishing content in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Georgian, or other Cyrillic and Georgian script languages who want clean, Latin-based permalinks and file names for better SEO and sharing. It fits news sites, blogs, e-commerce stores, and any publication targeting international or Latin-script audiences. It is particularly valuable for sites where URL readability outside the source language matters.

Who Should Skip It

If your site only publishes content in Latin-script languages like English, Spanish, French, or German, this plugin has no meaningful work to do and will add unnecessary processing overhead. Anyone needing full multilingual translation of content rather than just URL transliteration should look at a dedicated translation plugin instead.

The Bottom Line

Cyrlitera does one focused job and does it well, scoring 81.61 out of 100 with excellent maintenance signals and high user satisfaction. The standout concern is the complete absence of public support activity, which makes troubleshooting harder if you hit an edge case. If you specifically need Cyrillic or Georgian URL transliteration and the alternatives feel too heavy, this is a solid pick; otherwise, Cyr-To-Lat offers similar functionality with a far larger user base.

Pick GTranslate if you need full site translation across many languages, not just URL transliteration, and want a much larger install base of 900,000.

TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 93/100

Choose TranslatePress when you need a complete multilingual frontend translation experience with AI assistance, which goes well beyond slug conversion.

Loco Translate 89/100

Loco Translate is the right pick if you want to translate plugin and theme strings directly inside WordPress rather than transform URLs.

Cyr-To-Lat 86/100

Cyr-To-Lat is the strongest direct competitor, with 300,000 installs and a similar feature set, so consider it if you want a more battle-tested transliteration plugin.

LocoAI – Auto Translate for Loco Translate 84/100

Pick LocoAI if you want AI-driven automatic translation of strings on top of Loco Translate, which is a different problem from URL transliteration.