Add Polylang support for Customizer

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Older 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.

1. ★★★★★ webig

   2.1y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ cheazeh

   3.6y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ czysta

   4.1y 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.

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4. ★★★★★ KentAjans

   4.7y ago

   Thanks for the awesome plugin

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5. ★★★★★ Bigue Nique

   5.1y 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!

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6. ★★★★★ rik1234

   5.2y ago

   fantastic plugin, really useful in addition to Polylang. @developer: Please keep developing it!

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7. ★★★★★ golovsv

   5.3y ago

   This helped to me very much

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8. ★★★★★ dst89

   6.3y ago

   Fast & friendly support

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.1 First release 1.0.1
2. — Version 1.0.2 Fixed issues with option rewriting and polylang translatable strings. 1.0.2
3. — Version 1.1.2 Fixed missing includes 1.1.2
4. — Version 1.2.0 Fixed 404 page & removed prefered language dismissal. Thanks @penhtech 1.2.0
5. — Version 1.3.0 If Polylang is not active, don’t run the app and throw an error notice 1.3.0
6. — Version 1.3.1 Changed way Polylang API is called 1.3.1

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 4.3 Add Polylang support for Customizer <= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-01-04 CVE-2026-22462 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.4.5 No patch available

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Translated into 8 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-10-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 389 days in tier
2. 2023-09-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2023-09-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-09-21 2K+ → 3K+ up

Competes with

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• Polylang Theme Strings 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• AutoPoly – AI Translation For Polylang 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• 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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