Polylang Theme Strings

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.

1. ★★★★★ tfbbbbb

   4.8y ago

   A) It gives errors in the debug logs. B) It fucks up the woocommerce default translations. Adding .po and .mo files in wp-content/languages/ etc wont help, because this plugin overrides this somehow. Deactivating this plugin brings forth the translations. Used loco translate to try to fix this, but without results. Deactivating this plugin is the key – It needs to be fixed.

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2. ★★★★★ tiagopmartins

   5.4y ago

   what I needed to translate, I got it with this free Plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ Martin Sauter

   7.0y ago

   I used Polylang Theme Strings in a WordPress 5.2.4 installation with two languages (EN & DE) and the Job Board Manager plugin. As long as Polylang Theme Strings was activated, most German translations did not show up correctly in the frontend although a complete German language pack was present. Even in the WP backend parts of the interface was mixed (i.e. under the “Seiten” menu there was a “All Pages” submenu instead of “Alle Seiten”).

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4. ★★★★★ kozakr

   7.4y ago

   The plugin is changing the site language to English. And it somehow stopped registering new strings.

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5. ★★★★★ Mariela Zárate

   7.5y ago

   You are awesome! Thanks!

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6. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   7.6y ago

   Great plugin – but it only detects plugin strings on some websites and not others. The following on the Settings page states: “Include the search for plugins of WordPress It may be required additional system resources” What exactly does this mean? Are their server settings that can be altered that may help the plugin find the strings from other plugins?

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7. ★★★★★ Taisa - Raquel García Arévalo

   7.9y ago

   I think there is a bug and it is changing the site language to english. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by Taisa - Raquel García Arévalo.

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8. ★★★★★ littledove22

   8.2y ago

   All plugins polylang-strings detected: 3516 I don’t need the Dashboard and back office of WordPress translated. I only want the front-facing website elements translated. Please add an option to ONLY translate things the public can see! I would hate to see others have to go through 179 pages of translations like I do! GREAT plugin!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2018-08-15 Version 4.0 Integrated new feature: include the search for native string functions of WordPress (configurable on setting page). Integrated new feature: include the search of strings-translation for WordPress plugins (configurable on 4.0
2. 2017-09-11 Version 3.5 Tested and optimized compatibility up to WordPress 4.8.1. Tested and optimized compatibility up to Polylang 2.2.1. Improved code. 3.5
3. 2017-05-17 Version 3.4 Fixed small bug in the search-engine of strings-translation. Added file size limit in the theme-files search-system. 3.4
4. 2017-01-25 Version 3.3.2 Added compatibility with Polylang 2.1 (Thanks to Mike Ambukadze for the report). 3.3.2
5. 2017-01-24 Version 3.3.1 Fixed small bug in the theme-files search-system (Thanks to einicher). 3.3.1
6. 2017-01-20 Version 3.3 Added compatibility for strings with special characters. Tested and optimized compatibility with WordPress 4.7. Tested and optimized compatibility with Polylang 2. 3.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-08-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-08-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-08-11 6K+ → 5K+ down after 8 days in tier
6. 2026-08-03 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-08-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 337 days in tier
8. 2025-08-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 354 days in tier

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Polylang Theme Strings: 5K+ active installs, 4.0★ (37 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/polylang-theme-strings