lingAPI for Polylang & WPML 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 46 for lingAPI for Polylang & WPML, led by lower removal risk.

lingAPI for Polylang & WPML

by Grzegorz Kubiszyn

Health D46

Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP)

by Marcin Kazmierski

Health C63

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	lingAPI for Polylang & WPML	Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	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 ✓
Overall health	D · 46	C · 63 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	3	35 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.7y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	39	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.	-50%	+29%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	3.4% ✓
Category	Multilingual	Multilingual

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

Release activity

lingAPI for Polylang & WPMLTheme 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.