Bulglish Permalinks
This plugin converts Bulgarian cyrillic characters in slugs and filenames to Latin characters, according to the official rules for transliteration.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 7
- Active installs
- 3k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Added
- Apr 2014
- Requires WP
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Downloads
- 10,375
Our analysis
AI-assistedBulglish Permalinks is a WordPress plugin designed to convert Bulgarian Cyrillic characters in slugs and filenames to Latin characters, following official transliteration rules. It automatically processes slugs when posts are created or updated and also converts Cyrillic characters in media filenames during uploads. Users can disable filename conversion through wp-config.php.
The plugin is also compatible with Russian permalinks, accommodating all letters in the Russian alphabet, though users should be aware of minor differences in transliteration rules between the two languages. This plugin is suitable for websites that require Cyrillic to Latin slug conversion for better URL aesthetics and usability.
Best for: Websites that need to convert Cyrillic characters in URLs for better readability.
What it does well
- ✓Automatically converts slugs for posts, pages, and taxonomies
- ✓Handles filename conversion upon media uploads
- ✓Supports both Bulgarian and Russian characters
- ✓Follows official transliteration rules
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Filename conversion can only be disabled via wp-config.php
- •Limited information on compatibility with other plugins or themes
Verdict
Bulglish Permalinks provides a straightforward solution for converting Cyrillic characters to Latin in WordPress URLs. It is particularly useful for users managing content in Bulgarian or Russian.
From the developer
Boyan Raichev's own description of Bulglish Permalinks, lightly tidied.
This plugin converts Bulgarian cyrillic characters in slugs and filenames to Latin characters, according to the official rules for transliteration. Cyrillic letters in URLs, while supported, are ugly and when copy/pasted around the internet are often encoded (converted to those ugly URLs looking like %DU^ED%…)
The plugin automatically converts slugs when a post is created or updated. It also automatically will convert cyrillic characters in filenames, upon media upload. The filename conversion can be disabled through wp-config.php
It will also work for Russian permalinks, as it matches all the letters in the Russian alphabet, although the user should have in mind that there are minor differences in the common transliterations rules in the two languages.
Features
- Automatically converts existing post, page and taxonomy slugs when you save them