Buddypress User Language
by Webilop · Login & Users
Also makes 2 other plugins · 90+ installs across the portfolio →
Buddypress User Language is a Buddypress extension that allows users to set the language displayed in the back-end and front-end of your Buddypress si …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “localization” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 9.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
Details
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3918 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 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 3918 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| buddypress language your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| buddypress language switcher your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| buddypress user language your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| localization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “localization” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 166 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 8 Feb 2016
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.9 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ andherba13.2y ago
As a Buddypress user, I as looking for a plugin that allowed me to select my language in the forntend. Buddypress User Language does it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diegofvo13.2y ago
works great, it is very good that users can select their language.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dadagama13.2y ago
los usuarios de mi sitio pueden escoger el idioma que prefieran para su interfaz 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Carlos13.2y ago
Great plugin! Each user in my BuddyPress site can choose one of the installed languages of the instance. Now my site is really multilingual!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Buddypress User Language is a Buddypress extension that allows users to set the language displayed in the b..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 770 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "buddypress language", "buddypress language switcher" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-12-04 20+ → 10+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2023-11-22 10+ → 20+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2023-11-05 20+ → 10+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2023-06-19 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-17 20+ → 10+ down after 254 days in tier
- 2022-10-06 40+ → 20+ down
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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Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Performant Translations 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Bogo 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Admin Language Change 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPGlobus 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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