Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names
by Themeisle · Multilingual
Also makes 26 other plugins · 1.8M+ installs across the portfolio →
Convert Cyrillic and Georgian URLs and file names to Latin. Works for all post types, pages, and terms. Custom characters, URL redirects & more.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
40K+
≈49K estimated
Momentum
+61%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “multilingual” for “characters”. “multilingual” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “characters” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 67 average across 496 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 305.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Multilingual plugin keeps 0.8%, across 280 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Multilingual plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 8 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-05-30Praise for the transliteration itself sits next to complaints about an ad tab pushed into the WooCommerce editor, product attributes wiped after activation, an unfixed CSRF vulnerability, and support that doesn't answer.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 32 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 62 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| names | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| transliteration your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| georgian your tag | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| cyrillic your tag | #2 | #1 | up 1 |
| latin | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| slugs your tag | #10 | #12 | 0 |
| cyrillic to latin | #4 | #2 | 0 |
| characters | #12 | #12 | down 2 |
| links | #20 | #18 | down 2 |
| file | #22 | #20 | up 1 |
| file convert | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| file url | #15 | #17 | — |
| multilingual your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
96 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 84 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “multilingual” for “characters”. “multilingual” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “characters” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.3.7 · 30 Sep 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 47% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Apr 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ neevalex5mo ago
If you including an AD you should also include a button or some other way to disable it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reacty6mo ago
Great work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uxtora9mo ago
I installed a slug translation plugin, and they’re shoving their ad tab into the WooCommerce product editing admin panel…Scum. This topic was modified 5 months, 1 week ago by uxtora.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nspirov1.3y ago
Vulnerabilty issue not fixed – plugin is abandoned.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ svetliomitev1.3y ago
Cyrlitera <= 1.2.0 – Cross-Site Request Forgery As published in Wordfence Vulnerability List.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moonzlo1.8y ago
After activating the plugin, all my product attributes broke and values disappeared. I hope there will be a separate boiler in hell for you, you’re just scum!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pps884.3y ago
A lot of hacker’s bots suck
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrtransplant4.4y ago
Claims support, but has none. I enter my non-wp login page and when saved it returns “You entered an incorrect part of the path to your login page. The path to the login page can not consist only of digits, at least 3 characters, you must use only the characters [0-9A-z_-]!” My login page contains no digits, only standard formatting. No docs to refer to. Plugin is useless.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-09-30 Version 1.3.7 Updated dependencies Added AI agent support: let AI assistants transliterate your slugs and change your Cyrlitera settings. 1.3.7
- 2026-07-29 Version 1.3.6 Updated dependencies 1.3.6
- 2026-07-24 Version 1.3.5 Updated dependencies Enhanced security 1.3.5
- 2026-05-19 Version 1.3.4 Improved compatibility with WP 7.0 Updated dependencies 1.3.4
- 2026-05-07 Version 1.3.3 Update dependencies 1.3.3
- 2026-01-12 Version 1.3.2 Improved and simplified settings page layout Updated newsletter Enhanced security and updated dependencies 1.3.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Convert Cyrillic and Georgian URLs and file names to Latin. Works for all post types, pages, and terms. Cus..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,779 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "multilingual" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-24 30K+ → 40K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-23 40K+ → 30K+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-05-11 30K+ → 40K+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 40K+ → 30K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 30K+ → 40K+ up after 97 days in tier
- 2025-01-06 40K+ → 30K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-12-29 30K+ → 40K+ up after 474 days in tier
- 2023-09-12 20K+ → 30K+ up after 651 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Cyr-To-Lat 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
Cyr to Lat Reloaded – Transliteration of Links and File Names 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A -
Cyr to Lat Enhanced 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A - B Bulglish Permalinks 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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Geo to Lat 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
DevBrothers Cyrillic URL 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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