URL Title Converter

Convert foreign-language characters in URL Title field to custom characters.

Features

• easy installation
• compatibility: ExpressionEngine 1.x - 7.x
• supported character sets:
  • german
  • slovak
  • czech
  • russian
  • greek
  • arabic
• multi-language support: ability to modify the replacing signs for each language independently

Installation

1. Make sure, you are running ExpressionEngine CMS.
2. Upload a whole url_title_converter folder into /system/user/addons/ folder (EE3 - EE6) or /system/expressionengine/third_party/ folder (EE1 - EE2).
3. Go into the Add-On Manager in your admin area and enable it.
4. Now will be foreign characters in entry’s title converted to URL title in friendly format. E.g.: “ß” like “ss”; “ш” like “sh” etc.
5. If you need, modify url_title_converter_lang.php file for your native language as you wish.

Changelog (EE3 ➟ EE7)

• Version 1.0.7 - 08/03/2022
  * Initial release for ExpressionEngine 7.x
• 1.0.6 - 10/16/2021
  * added svg icon
  * added README.md in order to display documentation directly in EE
• Version 1.0.5 - 10/15/2020
  * Initial release for ExpressionEngine 6.x
• Version 1.0.4 - 12/15/2018
  * Initial release for ExpressionEngine 5.x
• Version 1.0.3 - 12/07/2017
  * Initial release for ExpressionEngine 4.x
• Version 1.0.2 - 04/01/2016
  * added German translation by Ingmar Greil
• Version 1.0.1 - 03/19/2016
  * Fixed constructor for the class
  * Changed method to RTL_characters
  Thanks to Ingmar Greil
• Version 1.0.0 - 03/11/2016
  * Initial release for ExpressionEngine 3.x

Changelog (EE1 ➟ EE2)

• Version 2.4.0 - 03/13/2016
  * Changing the extension name (CM Strange URL Interpreter -> URL Title Converter);
  * Added: Characters supporting Arabic language
• Version 2.3.0 - 01/06/2009
  * Changed: Documentation URL
• Version 2.2.0 - 31/08/2008
  * Added: Czech language file (Translated by Pavel Kotrla).
• Version 2.1.0 - 27/07/2008
  * Added: Characters supporting Greek language (Requested by E.ZISI).
• Version 2.0.1 - 25/06/2008
  * Fixed: Documentation URL
• Version 2.0.0 - 14/06/2008
  * Changing extension name (Strange URL Interpreter -> CM Strange URL Interpreter);
  * Rewriting source code;
  * Added: language file contains character array. This allowed modify characters for each other languages.
• Version 1.4.0 - 10/11/2007
  * Added: Characters better supporting Hungarian language (Thanks to Istvan Gyorgi).
• Version 1.3.0 - 22/09/2007
  * Added: Character set supporting Poland language (Thanks to Gabriel Borkowski).
• Version 1.2.0 - 07/07/2007
  * Added: Lira, Degree, Yen, Pound and Cent sign;
  * Fixed: Update and Disable function.
• Version 1.1.0 - 25/06/2007
  * Renaming of the extension from “Foreign URL Title” to “Strange URL Interpreter”.
• Version 1.0.0 - 25/06/2007
  * Initial release for ExpressionEngine 1.x.