Hide Language Switcher
by wp-ave.com · Login & Users
Hides language switcher feature from login screens introduced in WordPress 5.9
41 health vs 65 average across 535 Login & Users plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.13.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1631 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 162
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-13 40+ → 50+ up after 23 days in band
- 2026-05-21 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-05-14 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-13 50+ → 40+ down after 160 days in band
- 2025-12-04 60+ → 50+ down after 19 days in band
- 2025-11-15 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-11-10 60+ → 50+ down after 11 days in band
- 2025-10-30 50+ → 60+ up after 96 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Disable Customizer 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Disable Everything 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Remove admin menus by role 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - R Remove Widget Titles 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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