IP Language Switcher vs WP Multilang

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

IP Language Switcher

by henryme

Health D46

WP Multilang

by Magazine3

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

IP Language Switcher WP Multilang

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	IP Language Switcher	WP Multilang
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.23★ ✓
Reviews	3	100 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.3y ago	24d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	24	5.7K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Multilingual

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

IP Language Switcher WP Multilang

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.