Strings Sanitizer
Works by converting common accentuated UTF-8 characters, as well as a few special cyrillic, hebrew, spanish and german characters. Any white space will be replaced by a hyphen, thus generating SEO friendly post slugs…
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Strings Sanitizer shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Strings Sanitizer stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| clean | >100 |
| sanitize | >100 |
| slug | >100 |
| transliterate | #34 |
| utf-8 | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Strings Sanitizer
From the official readme · v1.0Description
In A Nutshell
Works by converting common accentuated UTF-8 characters, as well as a few special cyrillic, hebrew, spanish and german characters.
Any white space will be replaced by a hyphen, thus generating SEO friendly post slugs, as well as generating Linux-friendly filenames.
Requirements
This plugin requires:
- WordPress 3.0+
- PHP 5.1.0+
Praises and Criticisms
Comments, bug reports and feature requests are more then welcome.
Please send you inquiries by email, at wordpress@prospek.ca.
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Installation
Install Strings Sanitizer via the WordPress.org plugin directory, or download the latest version, unzip, and place the folder and it’s entire content to the plugins directory of your WordPress installation (most likely in /wp-content/plugins/).
After activating, a new top level menu labelled “Prospek” will appear in the admin menu sidebar, containing a submenu labelled “Strings Sanitizer”.
Select it. Click it. Explore it.
Changelog
1.0
- Initial release
- ADD: French translations
- ADD: Added classes/admin_pointers.php helper class
- ADD: Using new feature pointers from WP 3.3+ upon plugin activation
- OPT: Code refactoring, optimizations and documentation
- ADD: Added CSS and webfonts
- CHG: Successful regression testing, up to WordPress version 2.7
- CHG: Successful testing on WordPress version 3.4-beta3
- FIX: Only add filters if we are in admin area, otherwise, it might break the frontend! Wikes.
1.0b4
- Changes in readme.txt
1.0b3
- FIX: Fixed constructor, effectively removing dependency to PHP >= 5.3
- ADD: Added classes/admin_notices.php helper class
- OPT: Display notice to admins, if PHP >= 5.1 dependency is not met
- CHG: Changed plugin display name (Prospek Strings Sanitizer -> Strings Sanitizer)
- ADD: Added WordPress Plugin page header image
- UPD: Updated plugin description
- CHG: Successful regression testing, up to WordPress version 2.8
1.0b2
- FIX: Fixed contributors and short description
- REM: Removed unneeded logs directory
1.0b1
- Initial beta release
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FAQ
Strings Sanitizer: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Strings Sanitizer free?
Yes. Strings Sanitizer is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Strings Sanitizer safe to use in 2026?
Strings Sanitizer shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Strings Sanitizer?
Strings Sanitizer is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,812 times since it launched in April 2012. It was downloaded 93 times in the last 30 days.
Does Strings Sanitizer work with WordPress 7.1?
Strings Sanitizer is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Strings Sanitizer last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on September 24, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Strings Sanitizer?
Strings Sanitizer is developed and maintained by Prospek Creation.
What are the best alternatives to Strings Sanitizer?
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