xili-language vs Polylang

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

xili-language

by Michel - xiligroup dev

Health C60

Polylang

by Chouby

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

xili-language Polylang

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	xili-language	Polylang
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	800K–900K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 60	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	44/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.88★	4.71★ ✓
Reviews	14	2,983 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	1.4y ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	211	451.5K ✓
Category	Multilingual	Multilingual

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

Release activity

xili-language Polylang

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.