Add Polylang support for Customizer
by richardevcom · Chat & Support
This plugin adds Polylang support for WordPress Customizer.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “customizer”, “polylang” and “support” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 64 average across 1,180 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 23.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 630 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Chat & Support plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
65/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Reviews souring. Recent reviews read meaningfully worse than older ones, an early sign of decline.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 11 reviews to 2024-07-14Older reviewers loved it for translating Customizer strings, but the newest ones report translations bleeding across languages and say it's gone a long time without a bug fix.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1398 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1398 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| polylang your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| support your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “customizer”, “polylang” and “support” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.8y ago
latest release · v1.4.5 · 4 Jan 2023
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webig2.3y ago
This is a lifesaver…I had a problem with the footer translations…only one footer translation for all languages…not even polylang was able to fix it..well partially we fixed that…but only for pages and posts…for an ecom store…product categories and pages like my acc..still one footer translation for all of the languages…this one saved my life..would appreciate an update of the plugin…:) This topic was modified 2 years ago by webig. This topic was modified 2 years ago by webig.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cheazeh3.7y ago
The language button does appear quite all right on Appearance->Customize. However, whatever language you customize in, the text gets copied to the other language. For example, once you customize in English, and then switch to French and customize, the English text immediately changes to the French and vice versa. Probably doesn’t work with the latest Polylang update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ czysta4.3y ago
This plugin provides useful customisation for a multilingual website, but there are some problems and it appears that it has been some time since this plugin had a bug fix update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KentAjans4.9y ago
Thanks for the awesome plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bigue Nique5.3y ago
Allowed me to use Polylang to translate customizer strings for a theme (Bosa) that would otherwise not have been usable for this specific multi-language project. Very simple to understand and use. Works flawlessly! Thanks for sharing this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rik12345.3y ago
fantastic plugin, really useful in addition to Polylang. @developer: Please keep developing it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ golovsv5.5y ago
This helped to me very much
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dst896.5y ago
Fast & friendly support
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.1 First release 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0.2 Fixed issues with option rewriting and polylang translatable strings. 1.0.2
- — Version 1.1.2 Fixed missing includes 1.1.2
- — Version 1.2.0 Fixed 404 page & removed prefered language dismissal. Thanks @penhtech 1.2.0
- — Version 1.3.0 If Polylang is not active, don’t run the app and throw an error notice 1.3.0
- — Version 1.3.1 Changed way Polylang API is called 1.3.1
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.4.5). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds Polylang support for WordPress Customizer."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Polylang, Discord.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,947 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "translate" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 389 days in tier
- 2023-09-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-09-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 357 days in tier
- 2022-09-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 195 days in tier
- 2022-03-18 900+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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AutoPoly – AI Translation For Polylang 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Polylang Theme Strings 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Translate Gravity Forms x Polylang 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
PolyTranslate AI for Polylang 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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