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Polylang — WordPress Translation Plugin

Polylang – Country Detection

by Markus Wiesenhofer · WordPress.org page

v1.3.1 Tested up to WP 6.0.14 PHP 5.6+

Polylang has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 14,731 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 30, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

Polylang at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
14,731
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Polylang well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.0.14, not yet with the current 7.1

Polylang reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
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1★
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  • works great

    already in use - works great

    lschweig

  • Very good

    The country detection works really well!

    fank

Where Polylang ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Polylang appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Translation Plugins #54 by tag, not in search #83 –

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Details

This plugin detects the preferred language according on the country.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Polylang competes in

Tags

  • browser
  • country
  • detection
  • multilingual
  • polylang

More from Markus Wiesenhofer

Version
1.3.1
Last updated
Sep 30, 2022
First published
Jul 20, 2020
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Polylang FAQ

How many active installs does Polylang have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Polylang as of September 7, 2026.

Is Polylang still maintained?

The last release was on September 30, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Polylang free?

Polylang is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Polylang rank among Translation Plugins?

Polylang is #83 in the WordPress.org Translation Plugins ranking.