diff --git a/src/effects/EffectManager.cpp b/src/effects/EffectManager.cpp
index 36e5474d4..d5f5ef9c1 100644
--- a/src/effects/EffectManager.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/EffectManager.cpp
@@ -300,19 +300,19 @@ wxString EffectManager::GetCommandName(const PluginID & ID)
    return GetCommandSymbol(ID).Translation();
 }
 
-wxString EffectManager::GetEffectFamilyName(const PluginID & ID)
+TranslatableString EffectManager::GetEffectFamilyName(const PluginID & ID)
 {
    auto effect = GetEffect(ID);
    if (effect)
-      return effect->GetFamily().Translation();
+      return effect->GetFamily().Msgid();
    return {};
 }
 
-wxString EffectManager::GetVendorName(const PluginID & ID)
+TranslatableString EffectManager::GetVendorName(const PluginID & ID)
 {
    auto effect = GetEffect(ID);
    if (effect)
-      return effect->GetVendor().Translation();
+      return effect->GetVendor().Msgid();
    return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/effects/EffectManager.h b/src/effects/EffectManager.h
index 60e0e9ffc..4d2ebe4a3 100644
--- a/src/effects/EffectManager.h
+++ b/src/effects/EffectManager.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ public:
                  NotifyingSelectedRegion &selectedRegion,
                  bool shouldPrompt = true);
 
-   wxString GetEffectFamilyName(const PluginID & ID);
-   wxString GetVendorName(const PluginID & ID);
+   TranslatableString GetEffectFamilyName(const PluginID & ID);
+   TranslatableString GetVendorName(const PluginID & ID);
 
    /** Run a command given the plugin ID */
    // Returns true on success. 
diff --git a/src/menus/PluginMenus.cpp b/src/menus/PluginMenus.cpp
index 29f178aa9..47e329af4 100644
--- a/src/menus/PluginMenus.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/PluginMenus.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ bool CompareEffectsByPublisher(
    const PluginDescriptor *a, const PluginDescriptor *b)
 {
    auto &em = EffectManager::Get();
-   auto akey = em.GetVendorName(a->GetID());
-   auto bkey = em.GetVendorName(b->GetID());
+   auto akey = em.GetVendorName(a->GetID()).Translation();
+   auto bkey = em.GetVendorName(b->GetID()).Translation();
 
    if (akey.empty())
    {
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ bool CompareEffectsByPublisherAndName(
    const PluginDescriptor *a, const PluginDescriptor *b)
 {
    auto &em = EffectManager::Get();
-   auto akey = em.GetVendorName(a->GetID());
-   auto bkey = em.GetVendorName(b->GetID());
+   auto akey = em.GetVendorName(a->GetID()).Translation();
+   auto bkey = em.GetVendorName(b->GetID()).Translation();
 
    if (a->IsEffectDefault())
    {
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ bool CompareEffectsByTypeAndName(
    const PluginDescriptor *a, const PluginDescriptor *b)
 {
    auto &em = EffectManager::Get();
-   auto akey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(a->GetID());
-   auto bkey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(b->GetID());
+   auto akey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(a->GetID()).Translation();
+   auto bkey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(b->GetID()).Translation();
 
    if (akey.empty())
    {
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ bool CompareEffectsByTypeAndName(
 bool CompareEffectsByType(const PluginDescriptor *a, const PluginDescriptor *b)
 {
    auto &em = EffectManager::Get();
-   auto akey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(a->GetID());
-   auto bkey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(b->GetID());
+   auto akey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(a->GetID()).Translation();
+   auto bkey = em.GetEffectFamilyName(b->GetID()).Translation();
 
    if (akey.empty())
    {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void AddEffectMenuItems(
 
          if (groupBy == wxT("groupby:publisher"))
          {
-            current = EffectManager::Get().GetVendorName(plug->GetID());
+            current = EffectManager::Get().GetVendorName(plug->GetID()).Translation();
             if (current.empty())
             {
                current = _("Unknown");
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void AddEffectMenuItems(
          }
          else if (groupBy == wxT("groupby:type"))
          {
-            current = EffectManager::Get().GetEffectFamilyName(plug->GetID());
+            current = EffectManager::Get().GetEffectFamilyName(plug->GetID()).Translation();
             if (current.empty())
             {
                current = _("Unknown");
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ void AddEffectMenuItems(
          wxString group;
          if (groupBy == wxT("sortby:publisher:name"))
          {
-            group = EffectManager::Get().GetVendorName(plug->GetID());
+            group = EffectManager::Get().GetVendorName(plug->GetID()).Translation();
          }
          else if (groupBy == wxT("sortby:type:name"))
          {
-            group = EffectManager::Get().GetEffectFamilyName(plug->GetID());
+            group = EffectManager::Get().GetEffectFamilyName(plug->GetID()).Translation();
          }
 
          if (plug->IsEffectDefault())