translit it!
by Ichi · Multilingual
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Transliterate Russian slugs locally, or translate them into English with Yandex Translate.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
-21%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “permalinks” and “russian” for “transliterate” and “yandex translate”. “permalinks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “transliterate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “russian” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “yandex translate” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 67 average across 498 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| translit | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| transliterate | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| transliteration your tag | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| yandex translate | #9 | #19 | up 1 |
| permalinks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| russian your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slugs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “permalinks” and “russian” for “transliterate” and “yandex translate”. “permalinks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “transliterate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “russian” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “yandex translate” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 Nov 2024 · 729 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 204 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 28 Oct 2026
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 translit it! <= 1.8.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
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, 1 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 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 "Transliterate Russian slugs locally, or translate them into English with Yandex Translate."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,334 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Cyr to Lat Enhanced 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
SP RTL (RusToLat) 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Cyrillic Permalinks 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - R Rus-to-Eng 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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