Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator
by edo888 · Multilingual
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Translate WordPress with Google Language Translator multilanguage plugin which allows to insert a language selector widget anywhere on your website.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈190K estimated
Momentum
+294%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “translation” for “google translate”. “translation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google translate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 67 average across 495 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 3.6M 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 3 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 620 reviews, smoothed to 4.66★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| language your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| language translator | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| translator your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| ip language | #1 | #1 | — |
| language ip | #1 | #1 | — |
| translate wordpress your tag | #4 | #4 | up 1 |
| languages | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| website translator | #2 | #1 | up 1 |
| translate your tag | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| language switcher | #4 | #3 | up 2 |
| multilanguage | #6 | #5 | up 1 |
| selector | #7 | #4 | 0 |
| #9 | #7 | up 11 | |
| google translate | #6 | #5 | up 1 |
| site language | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| machine translation | #7 | #4 | down 1 |
| wordpress multilanguage widget | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| hreflang | #7 | #4 | 0 |
| automatic translate | #8 | #6 | down 1 |
| wordpress language plugin | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| translation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
355 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 317 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “translation” for “google translate”. “translation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google translate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 93.8K · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v7.0.2 · 23 Oct 2026
109
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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9.6 years ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Oct 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tejaonthehorizon4mo ago
Ok, so based on my other language, the translation quality isn’t perfect, and if this was crucial I would have gone for the version that allows me to tweak the translation. But since the website is primarily a world travel / geography blog with a storytelling approach to sustainability, what I really needed was a broad language coverage with acceptable translation. Besides, it also allows polyglot readers to suggest better translations. I hope the translations into languages I can’t speak myself is as reasonable as the one I can validate personally. But this plugin allows me to provide, for free, the option for more obscure languages of places I wrote about, rather than just the more popular languages with the most speakers. And that’s what was more important to my website. So far I can’t see any effect to my website speed either.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GioVargas6mo ago
Produces perfect text in all languages I needed. And I could place it fixed at the bottom rather than floating in front of content.Love it, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ming tang6mo ago
非常好用，謝謝！
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ williamcaro7mo ago
Very effective and reliable tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjp0419mo ago
Thanks, I enjoy using Google Translate plugin. Excellent plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ usac9mo ago
Excelente plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Detlef11mo ago
GTranslate is simply amazing. It’s nothing short of a miracle. Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Felix Rizo-Patron11mo ago
thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 6.0.20 Fix for translation issue from toolbar language selector when layout is set SIMPLE Hide text highlight on translated version Nonce check added for ignoring admin notices 6.0.20
- — Version 6.0.19 Fix for invisible dropdown selector 6.0.19
- — Version 6.0.18 Fixed going back to original language issue introduced with recent changes to Google Translate widget 6.0.18
- — Version 6.0.17 Google Translate toolbar visibility fix 6.0.17
- — Version 6.0.16 Converted get parameters encoding from rfc1738 to rfc3986 Replaced gzdecode with zlib_decode to be zlib encoding type independent 6.0.16
- — Version 6.0.15 Avoid minification of external Google Translate javascript library by WP Rocket cache plugin 6.0.15
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (7.0.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Google Language Translator < 6.0.20 - Missing Authorization to Notice Dismissal ↗2023-12-08 Missing Authorization Affects < 6.0.20 Patched in 6.0.20
- Patched Medium · 4.8 Translate WordPress - Google Language Translator <= 6.0.11 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-10-05 CVE-2021-24594 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 6.0.12 Patched in 6.0.12
- 2021-07-21 CVE-2021-4452 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 6.0.10 Patched in 6.0.10
- 2021-07-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 6.0.10 Patched in 6.0.10
- 2016-04-18 CVE-2016-10870 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 5.0.06 Patched in 5.0.06
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Google Language Translator <= 4.0.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2015-08-13 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 5.0.0 Patched in 5.0.0
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 6.4.2
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Translate WordPress with Google Language Translator multilanguage plugin which allows to insert a language..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 23 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 23 of 23 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Yoast.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,125 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2017-03-21 90K+ → 100K+ up after 431 days in tier
- 2016-01-15 80K+ → 90K+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2015-10-24 70K+ → 80K+ up after 48 days in tier
- 2015-09-06 80K+ → 70K+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2015-08-14 70K+ → 80K+ up after 135 days in tier
- 2015-04-01 60K+ → 70K+ 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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Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A - W WPML Shortcodes 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D
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Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A - A Admin Locale 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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GPTranslate – Multilingual AI Translation Agent for WordPress: Translate Your Site with AI 500+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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