WordPress Plugin · SEO & Localization
Simula Friendly Slugs for Arabic Sites
Stop shipping ugly, encoded Arabic URLs. Turn مرحبا into a clean, shareable, SEO-friendly slug automatically.
By default, WordPress turns Arabic post titles into long, percent-encoded slugs that look broken when shared on social media and do nothing for SEO. Simula Friendly Slugs for Arabic Sites rewrites the slug on save using whichever method fits your editorial style.
Four ways to generate a slug
Transliteration
مرحبا → marhba
3arabizi
مرحبا → mr7ba
Translation
مرحبا → hello
No Change
مرحبا → مرحبا
Sitewide Default
Set one global slug method under Settings → Friendly Slugs.
Per-Post Override
A meta box on the edit screen lets editors pick a different method per post.
Privacy-Safe Fallback
No API key for Translation mode? It falls back to a local hash — no external calls.
Heads up: “Translation” mode sends the post title to an external API (e.g. Google Cloud Translation). All other modes — transliteration, 3arabizi, and hash fallback — run entirely on your server.
Installation
1. Install
Plugins → Add New → search “Simula Friendly Slugs”
2. Choose a method
Settings → Friendly Slugs → pick your default.
3. Publish
Slugs are rewritten automatically on save/publish.
Developed by Simula Lab Ltd · Licensed GPL-2.0 · Latest release v1.2.4