AutoHan
Automatically switch to traditional Han characters (Kanji｜Hanzi｜漢字｜汉字), or simplified Han characters, which the website visitor is more accustomed to.
The facts
- Rating
- 4★ from 1
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Added
- Jun 2021
- Requires WP
- 5.7.2
- Tested up to
- WP 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Downloads
- 11,362
Our analysis
AI-assistedAutoHan is a WordPress plugin designed to automatically switch between traditional and simplified Han characters based on the visitor's browser language settings. It caters to users from regions such as Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, allowing them to view content in their preferred character set without the need for multiple versions of the same text.
The plugin identifies the language type accepted by the visitor's browser and displays the corresponding Kanji characters. It supports 1275 Kanji conversions and aims to improve reading speed for users accustomed to either traditional or simplified characters.
Best for: This plugin suits websites targeting audiences who read Kanji, particularly in East Asian regions.
What it does well
- ✓Automatically switches between traditional and simplified Kanji
- ✓Supports users from various regions with different reading preferences
- ✓No need to maintain multiple content versions for different character sets
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on additional features or user support
- •Only one rating available, indicating limited user feedback
Verdict
AutoHan provides a straightforward solution for displaying Kanji in a user-preferred format. It may be useful for multilingual websites, though further user feedback and feature details are limited.
From the developer
zuola's own description of AutoHan, lightly tidied.
Automatically switch to traditional Han characters (Kanji｜Hanzi｜漢字｜汉字), or simplified Han characters, which the user is more accustomed to, based on the default language type accepted by the website visitor’s browser. People in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, etc. have different Han character reading preferences. You can also switch manually.With this plugin, you don’t need to maintain multiple additional Kanji versions of your content. Your reader will see the text he is used to.
Introduction
Welcome to install AutoHan, the automatic traditional-simplified Kanji conversion plugin.
Some people struggle to read traditional Kanji, and some people struggle to read simplified Kanji. The AutoHan automatic traditional-simplified conversion plugin can help all people who read Kanji.
The GB2312 character set contains 6763 Kanji, but cannot display traditional Kanji; the BIG5 character set used in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan contains 13,060 Kanji, but cannot display simplified Kanji. However, UTF-8 is commonly used on websites nowadays, which can display traditional and simplified Kanjis at same time.
We have made a WordPress plugin, which can convert 1275 simplified and traditional Kanji correspondingly, which can improve the reading speed of readers who visit your website.
How it works
Determine whether to convert Kanji in the webpage by identifying the language types that the web browser prefers to support by default. Readers who are accustomed to traditional Kanji see traditional Kanji, and those who are accustomed to simplified Kanji see simplified Kanji.
Based on the setting of the browser’s acceptable language （$_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE’]）. Users can test the performance of this plugin in different regions by changing the language priority of Google Chrome browser
How to feedback
Sent email to zuola.com@gmail.com , or post your feedback at official support forum