JSM User Locale Selector
by JS Morisset · Login & Users
Also makes 30 other plugins · 30.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a quick and easy user locale / language selector in the WordPress admin back-end and front-end toolbar menus.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈31 estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “language” for “selector”. “language” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “selector” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 61 average across 2,206 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 1 release 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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale your tag | #4 | #13 | 0 |
| selector | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| language your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| polylang your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| select your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “language” for “selector”. “language” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “selector” sits at #18 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 170 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.2.1 · 18 May 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Feriman7.0y ago
Works as expected!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ puosua7.4y ago
Language setting in user profile is missing in WordPress 5.2, this plugin enables this function. Great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeremy Varnham8.1y ago
A simple but effective plugin. The convenience of a quick admin language switcher saves precious seconds. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VM068.2y ago
This is the plugin I was looking for and was hard to find. It enables to get the front language according to the language specified in user profile. Thanks again for this great plugin. I hope you will keep it updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jomo9.6y ago
Hi, I think this plugin is really useful, stable and reliable. I’ve been recommending it in the BuddyPress forum and also now in my own translation helper plugin which I designed to work with this: [link removed] So excellent, 5 stars. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by bdbrown. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by bdbrown. Reason: Links not permitted in reviews
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 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.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a quick and easy user locale / language selector in the WordPress admin back-end and front-end toolbar..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Polylang.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 793 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-10-13 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 30+ → 20+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 20+ → 30+ up after 67 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 59 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 20+ → 30+ up after 695 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 10+ → 20+ up after 154 days in tier
- 2024-01-14 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-13 10+ → 20+ up after 11 days in tier
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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WPSSO User Locale Selector 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A -
Bogo 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multilingual Contact Form 7 with Polylang 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hyyan Integration for WooCommerce and Polylang 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B - A Admin Locale 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Language Fallback 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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