Simple Slug Translate
Simple Slug Translate can translate the post, page, category and taxonomy slugs to English automatically.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.5★ from 4
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 24 Feb 2023
- Added
- Mar 2018
- Requires WP
- 4.3
- Tested up to
- WP 6.1.12
- Downloads
- 24,859
Our analysis
AI-assistedSimple Slug Translate is a WordPress plugin that translates post, page, category, and taxonomy slugs to English automatically. It uses the Watson Language Translator, which supports a wide range of languages, to enhance permalink readability and potentially improve SEO.
This plugin is suitable for users who need to manage multilingual content and want to ensure their slugs are optimised for English-speaking audiences. You will need an IBM Cloud Lite account to obtain an API key for the Watson Language Translator service.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users managing multilingual sites who want to improve slug readability.
What it does well
- ✓Translates slugs to English automatically
- ✓Supports a wide range of languages
- ✓Uses Watson Language Translator for accurate translations
- ✓May improve permalink readability and SEO
- ✓Free to use with an IBM Cloud Lite account
Where it falls short
- •Requires an IBM Cloud Lite account for API access
- •Translation quality depends on the Watson service
- •Limited to translating slugs only
Verdict
Simple Slug Translate offers a straightforward solution for translating slugs, but its reliance on an external API may limit some users.
From the developer
Ko Takagi's own description of Simple Slug Translate, lightly tidied.
Simple Slug Translate can translate the post, page, category and taxonomy slugs to English automatically.
It can make the permalink looks more better, and also may be good for SEO.
The translation engine is powered by Watson Language Translator. Thanks to that support the following languages:
- Arabic
- Bulgarian
- Bengali
- Czech
- Danish
- German
- Greek
- English
- Spanish
- Finnish
- French
- Gujarati
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Latvian
- Malayalam
- Norwegian Bokmal
- Nepali
- Dutch
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Sinhala
- Slovakian
- Slovenian
- Serbian
- Swedish
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
In order to use the service, you can apply for an IBM Cloud Lite account and get your own API key of Watson Language Translator. For free plan, you can translate up to 1,000,000 characters per month.