Language Redirect
by bjoerne · Uncategorized
Redirects from the root site of a multisite project to a language specific network site.
44 health vs 56 average across 12,434 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.33, well behind 6.8.
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 3443 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 · 1,382 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 190
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 “100+”. 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-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-25 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-22 200+ → 100+ down after 588 days in tier
- 2023-01-12 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2023-01-01 200+ → 300+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2022-12-11 300+ → 200+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2022-11-19 300+ → 200+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Multisite Language Switcher 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flag Icons 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - D Dropdown multisite selector 900+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
- M MslsMenu 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
- S Simple Language Switcher 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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