Transliterate Arabic
A simple plugin for the transliteration of Arabic words in posts.
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Transliterate Arabic shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Transliterate Arabic stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| arabic | >100 |
| language | >100 |
| romanization | #5 |
| transliteration | #73 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Transliterate Arabic
From the official readme · v1.0.7Description
Use simple ‘codes’ in the post editor to insert romanized Arabic letters. The HTML entities for each symbol are inserted into the saved post, so no conversion is needed at display-time.
Usage
In the post editor, simply use the following ‘codes’ to have romanized latin characters inserted in place.
- ‘/,,/’ → ʾ (ء)
- ‘/AA/’ → Ā (آ)
- ‘/aa/’ → ā (آ)
- ‘/EE/’ → Ī (ي)
- ‘/ee/’ → ī (ي)
- ‘/OO/’ → Ū (و)
- ‘/oo/’ → ū (و)
- ‘/HH/’ → Ḥ (ح)
- ‘/hh/’ → ḥ (ح)
- ‘/KH/’ → Ḵ (خ)
- ‘/kh/’ → ḵ (خ)
- ‘/DH/’ → Ḏ (ذ)
- ‘/dh/’ → ḏ (ذ)
- ‘/SH/’ → Š (ش)
- ‘/sh/’ → š (ش)
- ‘/SS/’ → Ṣ (ص)
- ‘/ss/’ → ṣ (ص)
- ‘/DD/’ → Ḍ (ض)
- ‘/dd/’ → ḍ (ض)
- ‘/TT/’ → Ṭ (ط)
- ‘/tt/’ → ṭ (ط)
- ‘/ZZ/’ → Ẓ (ظ)
- ‘/zz/’ → ẓ (ظ)
- ‘/cc/’ → ʿ (ع)
- ‘/GH/’ → Ġ (غ)
- ‘/gh/’ → ġ (غ)
Examples
kit/aa/b→ kitāb/cc/arab/ee/→ ʿarabī/AA/jurr/oo/m/ee/yah→ Ājurrūmīyah
Installation
- Upload the folder
transliterate-arabicwith its contents to the/wp-content/pluginsdirectory - Activate the plugin from the Plugins page in WordPress Admin
Changelog
Added support for letter hamza
1.0.7
Added support for the basmalah and salat and salam. Replaced HTML entity codes with characters.
1.0.6
Added support for more letters. Change of ‘code’ for letter ghayn.
1.0.5
Letter hamza now works properly.
Correct code for hamza “/,,/”
1.0.4
Bug fix
1.0.4
Added support for letter hamza.
1.0.0
Initial release.
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FAQ
Transliterate Arabic: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is Transliterate Arabic free?
Yes. Transliterate Arabic is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Transliterate Arabic safe to use in 2026?
Transliterate Arabic shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Transliterate Arabic?
Transliterate Arabic is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,784 times since it launched in September 2013. It was downloaded 74 times in the last 30 days.
Does Transliterate Arabic work with WordPress 7.1?
Transliterate Arabic is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Transliterate Arabic last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.7, was released on May 15, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Transliterate Arabic?
Transliterate Arabic is developed and maintained by little-wolf.
What are the best alternatives to Transliterate Arabic?
The most popular alternatives to Transliterate Arabic are LTR RTL Admin content (4K+ installs), Khattat – Arabic Fonts (500+ installs) and RTL Support for Oxygen Buil… (100+ installs).
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