Force Update Translations
by Mayo Moriyama · Multilingual
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Apply WordPress.org theme and plugin translations to a site even if translations are not yet approved or language packs have not been released.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+109%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “translations”, “update” and “force” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #18 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
88 health vs 67 average across 495 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 25.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 4 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 26 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
40%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-2.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| translations | #4 | #11 | up 4 |
| update | #18 | #20 | up 4 |
| translation your tag | #19 | #18 | down 3 |
| force | #20 | #22 | down 3 |
| language packs | #24 | #21 | — |
| no update | #15 | #21 | up 1 |
| theme update | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “translations”, “update” and “force” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #18 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
26d ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 6 Oct 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. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Dec 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Irina4.9y ago
Very handy when editing a translation! Thanks for the plugin you need!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yui6.0y ago
Fetches freshly translated strings in a jiffy. Essential.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous6.0y ago
Oh, this is an awesome plugin so I fully localize this plugin’s UI and page for zh_TW. This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by Alex Lion (阿力獅).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter6.1y ago
If you are translating a plug-in or a theme, this plug-in is a must-have. It allows you to pull your translations from translate.wordpress.org into your website to see these translations in context – which is often the only way to tell whether something is well translated or not. In the most recent version of the plug-in, this works not only for plug-in translations but for theme translations as well. Easy to use, works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous6.4y ago
This plugin is very helpful! We able to use themes/plugins in our language, even it is not 100% translation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NSquared7.1y ago
I am so glad to find this plugin. We have international users for our plugin that help out by submitting translations. The problem is, there is no way for them to use the translations until it goes through a formal approval process. This is a wonderful solution, we can point our users to this plugin so they can use the translations right away. Thanks so much for making this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bonaldi7.6y ago
Bad description of the features in the readme: no possibility to import translations for themes. Bad support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lidia Pellizzaro7.8y ago
When I translate plugins or themes I need to see partial translations to check I’m doing right. Exporting .mo files was boring me… just when I found this plugin! Very useful. Thank you for developing it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 48 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 24 more locales with partial translations.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 960 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-08-13 600+ → 1K+ up after 224 days in tier
- 2021-01-01 500+ → 600+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2020-10-01 300+ → 500+ up after 247 days in tier
- 2020-01-28 20+ → 300+ 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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Loco Translate 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cyr-To-Lat 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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