MultilingualPress
by Syde GmbH (formerly Inpsyde) · Multilingual
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create a fast translation network on WordPress multisite.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale
Active installs
50+
≈59 estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “language switcher”, “multilingual” and “multisite” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
57 health vs 67 average across 496 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 367.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Multilingual plugin keeps 0.9%, 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.
Removal-risk signals
30/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, well behind 6.8.
- Aging. Over a year since the last update.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: WP compatibility
Updated 645 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 49 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
-0.3
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 switcher your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multilingual your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “language switcher”, “multilingual” and “multisite” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.8y ago
latest release · v2.11.3 · 24 Jan 2025
51
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 61% 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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 48 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 14 at 90% or more
Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a fast translation network on WordPress multisite."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,416 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "woocommerce" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-13 100+ → 50+ down after 99 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 200+ → 100+ down after 76 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 300+ → 200+ down after 213 days in tier
- 2025-08-18 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 300+ → 200+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 400+ → 300+ down after 31 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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ConveyThis AI Multilingual Translation 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Connect Polylang for Elementor 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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