Pig Latin
Overrides the current language and translates all messages into Pig Latin.
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Pig Latin shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Pig Latin stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| i18n | >100 |
| piglatin | #1 |
| translation | >100 |
| translations | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 6 reviews
About Pig Latin
From the official readme · v0.2Description
Checking if all the strings in your plugin or theme are translatable can be a tedious task. Pig Latin helps you
by translating all messages to Pig Latin. For example Edit Pages is translated to Editay agesPay.
Text in Pig Latin is both noticeably different than English and readable. This way you can spot strings, which aren’t translatable, while the interface is stil usable.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Unzip
piglatin-x.x.zip - Upload the
piglatindirectory (not its contents, the whole directory) to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsmenu in WordPress
Changelog
0.2
- Moved development to github: https://github.com/nb/wordpress-piglatin
- Avoid strict errors by explicitly marking methods as static, thanks to Andrey “Rarst” Savchenko
- Code conforms to coding standards, thanks to Ulrich Pogson
0.1
- Initial release
For developers
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FAQ
Pig Latin: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
Is Pig Latin free?
Yes. Pig Latin is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Pig Latin safe to use in 2026?
Pig Latin shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Pig Latin?
Pig Latin is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 27,480 times since it launched in June 2009. It was downloaded 79 times in the last 30 days.
Does Pig Latin work with WordPress 7.1?
Pig Latin is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Pig Latin last updated?
The latest version, 0.2, was released on November 2, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Pig Latin?
Pig Latin is developed and maintained by Nikolay Bachiyski.
What are the best alternatives to Pig Latin?
The most popular alternatives to Pig Latin are Loco Translate (1M+ installs), WP Multibyte Patch (1M+ installs) and Performant Translations (30K+ installs).
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