Hreflang Manager – Hreflang Implementation for International SEO

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 45% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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At the current install trend, crossing 9K+ in roughly 87 days.

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1. ★★★★★ miluz

   4mo ago

   Very useful plugin, now I can manage languages on different WordPress installations with sync options.The support is very good and kind.

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2. ★★★★★ cruciblechristian

   5mo ago

   Saves so much time and easy to setup and manage.

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3. ★★★★★ gerryfroese

   1.3y ago

   A great and very useful plugin. The support team was very helpful and relieved very fast.

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4. ★★★★★ olepepito

   2.2y ago

   Perfect plugin with no implementation issues.We were looking for a solution to add hreflang to our websites with different domain name and different wordpress installation and this is simply doing the job without technical issues.Perfect !!!

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5. ★★★★★ EmanueleT

   2.4y ago

   Easy setup and good efficiency

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6. ★★★★★ kazenaka

   2.8y ago

   Globally easy to use plugin, although some settings are not clear without a deep understanding of the hreflang attribute. I have not seen any analogues.

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7. ★★★★★ angeluisfc

   3.4y ago

   Easy to use and good support

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8. ★★★★★ liyanz

   3.7y ago

   When I configure my url, no idea what each item is. Click the question mark, the popup short text is hard to understand. I have to google each item. Can you add an example to the text to help the new designer to get what you mean? For example, what is “the script of the variant? This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by liyanz. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by liyanz. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by liyanz.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.19 May 28, 2026 Fixed style inconsistencies introduced with WordPress 7.0. Updated the admin UI color palette to use branded colors instead of the default WordPress colors. Added a custom admin footer in place of the defaul 1.19
2. — Version 1.18 April 25, 2026 Added the “Maximum Alternate Pages” option, allowing administrators to define a hard limit for the number of alternate pages used across the plugin UI and hreflang output. Removed the unexpected output mes 1.18
3. — Version 1.17 March 26, 2026 The Pro version upgrade banner previously displayed at the bottom of all plugin menu pages is now shown only in the Options menu. Added a notices manager class used to display documentation resources and a 1.17
4. — Version 1.16 March 1, 2026 The style of the post editor meta box has been updated for improved consistency with the native classic editor interface. In addition, the Select2 library is no longer used for select elements, as these hav 1.16
5. — Version 1.15 February 16, 2026 Updated Pro Version feature labels in the admin toolbar. 1.15
6. — Version 1.14 February 16, 2026 Added new interfaces for adding and managing hreflang data in both the Block Editor (via a dedicated sidebar) and the Classic or non-standard editors (via a dedicated meta box). 1.14

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Hreflang Manager <= 1.06 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-11-14 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.06 Patched in 1.07

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-23 7K+ → 8K+ up after 62 days in tier
2. 2026-03-22 6K+ → 7K+ up after 87 days in tier
3. 2025-12-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-12-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2025-12-21 5K+ → 6K+ up after 472 days in tier
6. 2024-09-05 4K+ → 5K+ up after 143 days in tier
7. 2024-04-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 292 days in tier
8. 2023-06-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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• Multilingual Contact Form 7 with Polylang 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• W WPBakery Visual Composer & qTranslate-X 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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