WPML Multilingual for Easy Digital Downloads
by Amir Helzer · Multilingual
Also makes 9 other plugins · 107K+ installs across the portfolio →
WPML Multilingual for Easy Digital Downloads is the glue plugin that provides seamless integration between Easy Digital Downloads and WPML.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈79 estimated
Momentum
+59%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “download” for “digital downloads”. “download” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “digital downloads” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 67 average across 495 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 8.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Multilingual plugin keeps 0.8%, across 280 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Multilingual plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| glue | #3 | #9 | 0 |
| easy digital downloads digital signature | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| multilingual your tag | #22 | #24 | down 2 |
| digital downloads | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| easy digital downloads | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| easy digital downloads discount | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| easy digital downloads sale | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| easy digital downloads table | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| easy digital download | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| digital download | #23 | #23 | — |
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edd your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpml your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “download” for “digital downloads”. “download” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “digital downloads” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Oct 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 200 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.4.4 · 10 Jun 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 1 Oct 2015
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 7 at 90% or more
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names WPML Multilingual for Easy Digital Downloads when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Multilingual
Readme readiness
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, Easy Digital Downloads.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 384 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "e-commerce", "edd" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 80+ → 70+ down after 91 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 100+ → 80+ 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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WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPML to Polylang 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - E Events Manager and WPML Compatibility 1K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Easy Digital Downloads Free Link 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - Q qTranslate X Cleanup and WPML Import 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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Directorist – WPML Integration 400+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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