diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8688a62..8da973e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ module.exports = {
         locale: data => data.lang,
         permalink: data => {
             const locale = data.locale;
-            return generatePermalink(data, "posts", _(locale, "posts"));
+            return generatePermalink(data, "pages", _(locale, "pages"), _(locale, "page"));
         }
     }
 };
@@ -349,6 +349,26 @@ module.exports = () => {
 
 This helper is a wrapper for [`i18n.enhance11tydata`](https://github.com/sgissinger/eleventy-plugin-i18n-gettext#i18nenhance11tydataobj-locale-dir).
 
+#### Disabling String Translation
+
+If you don't need string translation features in your project, you can disable string translation by setting the `i18n`
+option to false when registering `eleventy-plugin-fluid` in your config:
+
+```diff
+const fluidPlugin = require("eleventy-plugin-fluid");
+
+module.exports = function (config) {
+-    config.addPlugin(fluidPlugin);
++    config.addPlugin(fluidPlugin, {
++        i18n: false
++    });
+};
+```
+
+Note that if you do this, you will need to remove any uses of the `localizeData` helper or
+[`eleventy-plugin-i18n-gettext` functions](https://github.com/sgissinger/eleventy-plugin-i18n-gettext#api) in your
+project.
+
 #### Additional Reference
 
 For additional information on setting up localization/internationalization, see:
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 20558cc..45e380f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module.exports = {
             },
             supportedLanguages: languages,
             defaultLanguage: "en",
+            i18n: true,
             localesDirectory: `./${eleventyConfig.dir.input || "src"}/_locales`,
             templateFormats: [
                 "html",
@@ -94,9 +95,11 @@ module.exports = {
         eleventyConfig.addPlugin(EleventyI18nPlugin, {
             defaultLanguage: options.defaultLanguage
         });
-        eleventyConfig.addPlugin(i18n, {
-            localesDirectory: options.localesDirectory
-        });
+        if (options.i18n) {
+            eleventyConfig.addPlugin(i18n, {
+                localesDirectory: options.localesDirectory
+            });
+        }
         eleventyConfig.addPlugin(EleventyRenderPlugin);
         eleventyConfig.addPlugin(pluginWebc);
 
diff --git a/src/utils/generate-permalink.js b/src/utils/generate-permalink.js
index 27e6079..caaf194 100644
--- a/src/utils/generate-permalink.js
+++ b/src/utils/generate-permalink.js
@@ -1,44 +1,43 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const { EleventyI18nPlugin } = require("@11ty/eleventy");
-const i18n = require("eleventy-plugin-i18n-gettext");
 const TemplateConfig = require("@11ty/eleventy/src/TemplateConfig.js");
 
 /**
  * @param  {Object} data - The data object for the current collection item.
  * @param  {String} collectionType - The collection type.
  * @param  {String} collectionSlug - A localized, URL-safe slug for the collection type, used in the generated permalink.
+ * @param  {String} paginationSlug - A localized, URL-safe slug for paginated URLs such as /page/2, used in the generated permalink.
  *
  * @return {String} - The generated permalink.
  */
-const generatePermalink = (data, collectionType, collectionSlug) => {
+const generatePermalink = (data, collectionType, collectionSlug, paginationSlug = "pages") => {
     /* If this post is a "stub" with no localized title, we assume it does not exist and prevent it from building. */
     if (!data.hasOwnProperty("title")) {
         return false;
     }
 
     const eleventyConfig = new TemplateConfig();
-    const lang = EleventyI18nPlugin.LangUtils.getLanguageCodeFromInputPath(data.page.inputPath);
-    const locale = lang;
+    const lang = data.lang || data.defaultLanguage;
     const langSlug = data.supportedLanguages[lang].slug || lang;
     collectionSlug = collectionSlug || collectionType;
     const slugify = eleventyConfig.userConfig.getFilter("slugify");
 
     if (collectionType === "pages") {
+
         /* If the page is a 404 page, return 404.html, optionally prepended with the language code. */
         if (data.page.fileSlug === "404") {
             return (lang === data.defaultLanguage) ? "/404.html" : `/${langSlug}/404.html`;
         }
 
         /** If the page is the index page, the base path, optionally prepended with the language code. */
-        if (data.page.fileSlug === lang) {
+        if (data.page.fileSlug === lang || data.page.inputPath.endsWith("index.md")) {
             return (lang === data.defaultLanguage) ? "/" : `/${langSlug}/`;
         }
 
         /* If the page is not the index page, return the page title in a URL-safe format, optionally prepended with the language code. */
         const slug = slugify(data.title);
         if (data.hasOwnProperty("pagination") && data.pagination.pageNumber > 0) {
-            return (lang === data.defaultLanguage) ? `/${slug}/${i18n._(locale, "page")}/${data.pagination.pageNumber + 1}/` : `/${langSlug}/${slug}/${i18n._(locale, "page")}/${data.pagination.pageNumber + 1}/`;
+            return (lang === data.defaultLanguage) ? `/${slug}/${paginationSlug}/${data.pagination.pageNumber + 1}/` : `/${langSlug}/${slug}/${paginationSlug}/${data.pagination.pageNumber + 1}/`;
         }
         return (lang === data.defaultLanguage) ? `/${slug}/` : `/${langSlug}/${slug}/`;
     } else {