MK to Lat
This plugin convert macedonian cyrillic characters in post titles into latin characters. You can use this plugin for creating human-readable links.
The facts
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 20 May 2008
- Added
- Apr 2008
- Requires WP
- 2.0.2
- Tested up to
- WP 2.5.1
- Downloads
- 71,792
Our analysis
AI-assistedMK to Lat is a WordPress plugin designed to convert Macedonian Cyrillic characters in post titles into Latin characters. This conversion helps create more readable and SEO-friendly URLs for your WordPress site.
The plugin is particularly useful for users who have set their WordPress to the Macedonian language and want to ensure that their URLs are both user-friendly and optimised for search engines. By using this plugin, you can improve the appearance of your URLs and potentially enhance your site's visibility in search results.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users who publish content in Macedonian and want to improve their URLs.
What it does well
- ✓Converts Cyrillic characters to Latin for better readability
- ✓Creates SEO-friendly URLs
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Useful for Macedonian language WordPress sites
- ✓Helps avoid confusion for visitors with long, unreadable URLs
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in May 2008, which may affect compatibility with newer WordPress versions
- •Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.1, limiting its current usability
- •Directory score of 38/100 indicates potential issues with the plugin
Verdict
MK to Lat offers a specific solution for Macedonian-language WordPress sites, but its outdated status may limit its effectiveness in modern environments.
From the developer
spiritfly's own description of MK to Lat, lightly tidied.
It converts the Macedonian cyrillic characters of the title posts into latin to build better, readable and Search Engine Friendly urls.
For example:
Lets say you want your wordpress to be in Macedonian. So you intall wordpress, install the Macedonian language files, translate the template menus and stuff to Macedonian, but after your first post with title: “Здраво Свет!” you noticed that the url of that post has become something like:
http://www.mkwordpress.com/%C7%E4%F0%E0%E2%EE%20%D1%E2%E5%F2
instead of the good for eyes url:
http://www.mkwordpress.com/zdravo-svet/
This happens because cyrillic characters are not supported in urls and so the code translates them into browser readable language. Now this has two main disadvantages:
- It’s not good for visitors, because it doesn’t look human, and some may even think they have been hacked (yup, there still are paranoic people out there 🙂 )
- It is bad for search engines. Let say someone writes the phrase “zdravo svet” on google and if you have your urls set up with this plugin then you will rank higher.
A brief Markdown Example
Ordered list:
- Build Search Engine Friendly URLS
- Don’t scare other Macedonian citizens by providing long and unreadable urls
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Pozdrav! :))