qTranslate remove one language menu item
by Ronny Sherer · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Remove untranslated menu items from menu by simply removing the language string. Use when a menu should appear in one language only.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
-48%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “menu” and “qtranslate” 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.
41 health vs 56 average across 5,909 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 3.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5069 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 7.1
2.8★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5069 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| qtranslate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “menu” and “qtranslate” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 160 · 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ asle12.7y ago
I also initially liked the plugin but had the same issues. Without your hack I would have given up. Don’t see why the developer does not fix this. On the downside I have to edit the CSS if I ever change the menu names. I am using WP 3.8.1 and latest Genesis framework.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ allisson.ferreira13.0y ago
At the first moment, I loved the plugin’s idea. I implemented it on my site to solve the “(Language) Page Title” problem. But it leaves some blank spaces in the menu and sometimes changes the item order depending which language is active. After some hours, I was able to find a solution. About the blank spaces The plugin leaves a blank list item (li) where isn’t a title for the active language, with a blank class menu-item- where it should be menu-item-POST_ID. So, in my css I wrote: #mymenu li.menu-item- {display: none !important;} About wrong item order In the qtranslate-remove-menu-item.php file in the plugin folder, there is the following code in the myMenuExits function: return empty($strings[$lang]) ? 'null' : $obj; It completely destroys the object, making WordPress behaving in a strange way. So, I replaced the line I quoted for: if( empty($strings[$lang]) ) { $obj->ID = ''; $obj->title = ''; $obj->post_name = ''; $obj->db_id = ''; } return $obj; I hope this temporally solution helps some people!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wfwjonathans13.1y ago
This plugin does not seem to work with the most current WordPress version. A shame because I do love the concept of functionality!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.5y ago
Hi, I like the plugin. It solves my problem. There is one thing: it doesn’t clear “li” or “a” tags, just removes text. So there could be a small gap between 2 menu item. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Remove untranslated menu items from menu by simply removing the language string. Use when a menu should app..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("A question that someone might have").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 219 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "qtranslate" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-07 40+ → 30+ down after 255 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 50+ → 40+ down after 469 days in tier
- 2024-02-14 60+ → 50+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2023-12-29 50+ → 60+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2023-11-19 60+ → 50+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2023-05-27 70+ → 60+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2023-02-09 80+ → 70+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 100+ → 80+ down
Competes with
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