Preferred Locale
by Sam Bull · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Select site locale/language according to user preference (set in their browser).
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.29, 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
Most to gain: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2815 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2024-09-26 · 728 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
19
now · peak 19
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Bogo 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - 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 -
WPSSO User Locale Selector 50+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
JSM User Locale Selector 30+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
JM Buddy Translate 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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