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Language Downloader vs Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP)

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

Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP) is the safest pick: health C · 63 against 47 for Language Downloader, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric Language Downloader Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10–20 10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable Stable
Overall health D · 47 C · 63 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 8/100 36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.5★ ✓
Reviews 1 35 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 33/100 71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 3.1y ago 1.6y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 37 3.3K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. -48% +33%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.3% 3.4% ✓
Category Multilingual Multilingual

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

Release activity

Language DownloaderTheme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP)

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.