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Languageswitcher

Provides tags in the editor to enter text in different languages. Readers kann toggle between these languages by using the included switch element.

By svenhesse · v0.2.5 · Updated 11 years ago

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Active installs10+10+ tier

Downloads · 30d45▲ +40.6% vs prev. 30d

Rating5/51 reviews

Health score30/100At risk

All-time downloads7.3KSince Jan 2013

Support resolved—No recent threads

RequiresWP 3.3PHP any

Downloads · 7d15▼ -6.3% week over week

Our verdict

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Languageswitcher shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.

Small user base (10+ active installs)
Very few reviews so far
No update in 11 years
Only tested up to WordPress 4.3 (latest is 7.1)

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Daily downloads

Yesterday4

Daily average (1y)1

Peak day6May 29, 2026

Last 12 months401

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Languageswitcher stands today

Bilingual #13 of 27 plugins → Human #3 of 5 plugins → I18n #42 of 61 plugins → Language #89 of 140 plugins → Switcher #19 of 37 plugins →

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100

Keyword	Position	Competing plugins	Category
bilingual	>100	168	Best bilingual plugins →
human	>100	2,654	Best human plugins →
i18n	>100	2,084	Best i18n plugins →
language	>100	10,000	Best language plugins →
switcher	>100	1,112	Best switcher plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

0.2100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

5★100.0%
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3★0.00%
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1★0.00%

About Languageswitcher

From the official readme · v0.2.5

Description

After setting two tags, you can use them like normal HTML tags in the editor (only in text mode) to enter your post in different languages. Furthermore a special switch element can be inserted.

saving the selected language using local storage
individual styling for switch element
special output in feeds

Installation

Upload the whole unpacked directory languageswitcher to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Go to ‘Languageswitcher’ in ‘Settings’ and save your tags and styling.

Changelog

0.2.5

[bugfix] issue with arrows and twemoji

0.2.4

[feedback] mode for only one language

0.2.3

[bugfix] not working in Safaris private mode

0.2.2

[feedback] improved layout on feeds
[bugfix] minor code typo fixed

0.2.1

[bugfix] seldom php error

0.2

[feedback] multiple switch element
[feedback] option to upper case first letter in switch element
[feature] i18n with german language support
[code] singleton pattern
[code] javascript prepared to handle more than two languages

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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Health score

30At risk

Freshness0/25
Compatibility2/20
Rating15/25
Support11/15
Adoption2/15

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Version: 0.2.5
Last updated: Aug 18, 2015
Added: Jan 23, 2013
Tested up to: 4.3.34
Requires PHP: —

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FAQ

Languageswitcher: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

Is Languageswitcher free?

Yes. Languageswitcher is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Languageswitcher safe to use in 2026?

How many websites use Languageswitcher?

Languageswitcher is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,254 times since it launched in January 2013. It was downloaded 45 times in the last 30 days.

Does Languageswitcher work with WordPress 7.1?

Languageswitcher is officially tested up to WordPress 4.3.34, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Languageswitcher last updated?

The latest version, 0.2.5, was released on August 18, 2015 (11 years ago).

Who makes Languageswitcher?

Languageswitcher is developed and maintained by svenhesse.

What are the best alternatives to Languageswitcher?

The most popular alternatives to Languageswitcher are Hyyan WooCommerce Polylang… (8K+ installs), WPBakery Visual Composer &… (7K+ installs) and WPML to Polylang (5K+ installs).

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