Pinyin Slugs
by Pieter Bos · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 33.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Transforms Simplified or Traditional Chinese character titles into Pinyin to create a permalink friendly slug.
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Health
A 89/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “permalinks” and “chinese” for “slug” and “baidu”. “permalinks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “slug” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “chinese” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “baidu” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 61.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 4 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
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| slugs your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| mandarin your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| pinyin your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| pinyin slugs | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| pinyin permalinks | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| slug | #5 | #11 | down 1 |
| post slugs | #4 | #8 | up 1 |
| baidu | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| chinese your tag | #15 | #21 | down 2 |
| china | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| post slug | #14 | #18 | down 3 |
| changelog | #19 | #22 | down 1 |
| transform | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
| friendly permalinks | #14 | #18 | down 1 |
| page slug | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| permalinks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 23 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 “permalinks” and “chinese” for “slug” and “baidu”. “permalinks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “slug” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “chinese” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “baidu” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “chinese”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.3.9 · 18 Aug 2026
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Jun 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tibow2.3y ago
Works simple and fine. Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 田小蓉3.4y ago
這實在是太棒了，再也不用自己修改網址及代稱了 This topic was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by 田小蓉.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ variousfire5.8y ago
This plugin is useful! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dsjack8.2y ago
it’s small but very useful, this is really a must-have plugin for every wordpress site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yikai8.3y ago
Works well,Fantastic!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ suncrimson10.9y ago
I am setting up my Chinese blog and this plugin is so handy, it handles the pinyin slugs perfectly, I would like to thank the author for the great efforts. Thanks Alex
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ qiujumper11.8y ago
This solves all my problems, appreciate!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kedah12.1y ago
Thanks to Claude’s help and plugin (WordPress Special Characters in Usernames), I can now have people register a Chinese username. Your plugin makes it possible to have simplified, most of all, working urls. Great!!! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3.7 date: January 23, 2026 fix PHP 8+ warning by aligning pinyin dictionary global variable name issue 31 2.3.7
- — Version 2.3.6 date: January 12, 2026 add escaping functions to output tested up to WP 6.9 2.3.6
- — Version 2.3.5 date: April 27, 2025 removed redundant load_plugin_textdomain() function and increased min required WP version tested up to WP 6.8 2.3.5
- — Version 2.3.4 date: March 11, 2025 fix issue27 thanks for the PR @yabwee tested up to WP 6.7 2.3.4
- — Version 2.3.3 date: July 9, 2024 add new $autoload parameter (WP 6.6) tested up to WP 6.6 removed logo from Settings page 2.3.3
- — Version 2.3.2 date: November 27, 2023 last security fix introduced problem where spaces in Title where no longer replaced by hyphens, this version brings back those hyphens ( issue 23 thanks for pointing it out @nhimthaoan) 2.3.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.3.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Pinyin Slugs <= 2.3.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-11-07 CVE-2023-47511 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.0 Patched in 2.3.1
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 128 languages, 7 at 90% or more
Plus 104 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Transforms Simplified or Traditional Chinese character titles into Pinyin to create a permalink friendly slug."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("made for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,419 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "mandarin" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-19 4K+ → 3K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-12 4K+ → 3K+ down after 386 days in tier
- 2022-10-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2022-07-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 739 days in tier
- 2020-06-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 60 days in tier
- 2020-04-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 133 days in tier
- 2019-12-12 2K+ → 4K+ up after 883 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).
- P Pinyin Tones 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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AutoConvert Greeklish Permalinks 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Longer Permalinks 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Greeklish Slugs 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Cyrillic Permalinks 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - P Plugin Name: RO Slugs 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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