Professional Arabic typography. Display beautiful Arabic text with high-performance fonts, colorization, transliterations, and Gutenberg support.
(ng)Arab (pronounced ‘Ngarab’) is designed for bloggers, scholars, and developers who want to display Arabic text, such as Quranic verses or Hadiths, with high-quality typography.
The plugin utilizes professional Arabic fonts in lightweight WOFF2 format, ensuring maximum legibility and aesthetic appeal for any international project.
- Gutenberg Ready: Full support for the Block Editor with a native (ng)Arab block.
- Font Selection: Choose from 6+ professional Arabic fonts including LPMQ, Amiri, and Scheherazade.
- Transliteration & Translation: Add latin reading and meaning labels directly under the Arabic text.
- Color Customization: Easily change the color of your Arabic text via a color picker.
- Copy to Clipboard: One-click copy button for your visitors to easily copy the Arabic text.
- Standardized Font: Lightweight WOFF2 format for lightning-fast performance.
- Shortcode Helper: Convenient button in both Classic and Block editors.
Screenshots
Arabic text displayed.
The settings page for customizing typography and selecting fonts.
Shortcode helper button in the editor toolbar.
Block editor interface.
How do I use the new features?
You can use the (ng)Arab block in Gutenberg for the best experience. For shortcodes, use: [ngarab font="lateef" color="#ff0000" trans="Bismillah" trj="Dengan nama Allah" copy="yes"] Teks Arab [/ngarab].
Where can I change the font and size?
Navigate to Settings -> (ng)Arab in your WordPress dashboard to find all customization options.
ChangeLog
3.1.0
- Arabic Number Conversion: Added feature to convert Western digits (0-9) to Arabic numerals (٠-٩).
- Text Alignment: Added option for Left, Center, and Right alignment.
- Global Settings: Added a toggle for global number conversion control.
- Shortcode & Block Support: New
convert_num and align attributes.
- Enhanced RTL Editor: Improved right-to-left support and font styling in the editor modals.
- Font Update: Optimized font stacks and set Scheherazade New as the default font.
3.0.0
- Initial Official Release.
- Gutenberg Ready: Full support for the Block Editor with a native (ng)Arab block.
- Classic Editor Support: Integrated TinyMCE shortcode generator.
- Premium Typography: 6+ professional Arabic fonts including LPMQ, Amiri, and Lateef.
- Advanced Features: Live transliteration, translation, and color customization.
- User Experience: One-click Copy to Clipboard functionality and live font previews.
- Performance: Optimized WOFF2 font loading and clean, modular script architecture.
- Compliance: 100% WordPress.org guideline compliant code, security, and sanitization.
2.0.0 (Internal Release – 2015)
- Performance Optimization: Migrated font assets from .ttf to .woff2 format for significantly faster loading times and smaller file sizes.
- Improved cross-browser compatibility for Arabic script rendering.
1.0.0 (Private Release – 2014)
- Initial private release for internal projects and specific clients.
- Core features for converting Latin text to (ng)Arab characters.
- Basic selection of calligraphy-style fonts.
