WordPress Post, Category, and Tag Page URLs Auto-convert to English Pinyin Plugin

Some new website owners encounter a problem after setting up their WordPress site. If you choose the „Post name“ format for your WordPress Permalinks, the URLs for your published posts will be in the format „URL + Chinese characters,“ resulting in a very long string that affects aesthetics. (Related article: WordPress Best Permalink Settings_Which Permalink Structure is Best) Similarly, Category and Tag archive pages will also have Chinese names in the URL, making the URLs very long and messy. There are two main ways to solve the issue of Chinese characters in post URLs. Method one is to manually change the post slug to English or Pinyin when writing the post. The other method is to have WordPress automatically convert the post slug to English or Pinyin. The plugin recommended here is Wenrise Pinyin Slug.

Wenprise Pinyin Slug Introduction

Automatically converts Chinese post slugs, category item slugs, and image file names in WordPress to Hanyu Pinyin or English translation.

Main Features of the Plugin

Converts post slugs to Pinyin or English translation, supports conversion during quick edit.
Converts category, tag, or custom taxonomy slugs to Pinyin or English translation, supports conversion during quick edit.
If the slug is already in English, or a Chinese slug is manually set, it remains unchanged.
Optional conversion of Chinese image names to Pinyin or English translation.
Supports customizing the conversion method to full Pinyin or first letter only.
Supports setting the separator character between Pinyin syllables.
Supports truncating the converted Pinyin or English translation to a set length.
Supports the Gutenberg editor.
If there is a mix of Chinese and English, the English is preserved, and only the Chinese part is converted.

Why is this plugin needed?

When Chinese characters appear in a URL, they are automatically encoded. To those unfamiliar, this looks like a mess of garbled code and lacks readability. Although some browsers can display Chinese in the address bar, when copying and sharing the URL with others, the Chinese part of the URL appears as encoded characters. Different operating system environments and FTP transfer tools use different filename encodings. When migrating servers, if the filename encoding changes, Chinese filenames are likely to become garbled, making the files inaccessible.

When should you use this plugin?

If your site is for clients, it is recommended to use this plugin, as they may not be aware of the issues with using Chinese in URLs and filenames. This plugin can automatically handle it for them. If the site is for your own use, and you are a meticulous person who manually edits slugs and filenames when publishing content, this plugin is unnecessary for you. No need to install it.