Pinyin Permalinks
Generate friendly Pinyin permalink for chinese title 为中文标题生成友好的拼音链接
The facts
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 14 Feb 2012
- Added
- Nov 2010
- Requires WP
- 2.0.2
- Tested up to
- WP 3.3.2
- Downloads
- 16,482
Our analysis
AI-assistedPinyin Permalinks is a WordPress plugin that converts Chinese characters in post titles into pinyin for better readability in permalinks. It uses a dictionary based on the GB2312 character set, which includes around 7000 Chinese characters, and connects the pinyin with a separator for clarity.
The plugin is designed for users who have Chinese characters in their titles and want to create more user-friendly URLs. It is particularly useful for Chinese-speaking audiences or websites that cater to them.
Best for: Websites targeting Chinese-speaking audiences with Chinese titles.
What it does well
- ✓Converts Chinese characters in titles to pinyin
- ✓Uses a dictionary of approximately 7000 characters
- ✓Creates readable permalinks with separators
Where it falls short
- •Only works with specific Chinese characters from the GB2312 set
- •Non-dictionary characters are ignored
- •Requires manual input for some traditional Chinese characters
- •Last updated in February 2012
Verdict
Pinyin Permalinks offers a specific solution for converting Chinese titles into user-friendly URLs, but its limitations on character support and outdated status may affect some users.
From the developer
xiaole_tao's own description of Pinyin Permalinks, lightly tidied.
- 本插件兼容 WordPress 英文友好 permalink；
- 插件仅对标题中的中文字符进行友好转换，字典范围为 GB2312 全码表约7000个汉字；
- 使用分词符连接拼音便于人眼分辨；
- 非码表汉字会被忽略，如果标题里使用了特别的繁体汉字，可能需要手动为这些汉字添加拼音。
- WP3.31 前的版本，如果选择“- 减号”做连接符，将会影响小工具 Widget 设置。请先关闭插件，设置好小工具后再开启。
- 由于本插件需对汉字起作用，所以用户都能正常阅读汉字。故取消了双语说明。