qTranslate X Cleanup and WPML Import
by Amir Helzer · Multilingual
Also makes 9 other plugins · 107K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows a complete uninstall and cleanup of qTranslate X meta-tags or importing translations into WPML
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
800+
≈850 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “multilingual” for “uninstall”. “multilingual” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “uninstall” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 67 average across 496 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 109.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.5★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 3.89★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| qtranslate x | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| qtranslate your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| qtranslatex your tag | #3 | #4 | down 1 |
| uninstall | #5 | #10 | down 2 |
| i18n your tag | #11 | #11 | 0 |
| cleanup | #12 | #13 | down 3 |
| wpml your tag | #13 | #17 | down 4 |
| multilingual your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “multilingual” for “uninstall”. “multilingual” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “uninstall” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “i18n”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “wpml”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 937 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
10d ago
latest release · v5.0.0 · 21 Oct 2026
40
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “800+”. 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 18 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AgusN4.0y ago
Thanks for your plugin, it help me to clean up qtranslate-x tags on all of my posts and custom post types. I found that this plugin does not clean up qtranslate-x tag on WP Navigation ( appearance->menu ), and taxonomy descriptions. It would be nice and more helpful if it can be improved to that direction. Thanks again for the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rebelord6.8y ago
thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JonasVorwerk7.4y ago
Plugin seem to do it’s job, but never completes since the browsers gets unresponsive after some minutes of processing. I’m using this plugin on a site with a few thousand posts and pages. Started over a few times but it’s unclear if the plugin starts over or continues the overal process.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Garcia Watkins7.8y ago
Migrating my QTranslate site to WPML worked flawlessly and saved me a lot of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ satsoklgr8.1y ago
This must not considered as a plugin, it is a complete destroyer of sites, after the “cleaning” you have no titles, no content, and only in very few pages there are only the languages brackets left… Where did you tried it? i tried it in 2 test sites because i couldn`t dare to use it in a proper site, and i tried it with native wordpress themes. You should be a shame that you still have this killer crap in your repository, remove this immediately. Everybody keep away, don`t even bother to download it! This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by satsoklgr.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nspace19998.3y ago
It does’nt translate all the medias, so half of yours posts will be without images or videos in the second language. Besides, on certain posts it removes totally what’s before the more link. In qtranslate you don’t need to translate the categories so after using the plugin, you will have to translate some taxonomies and then you will need to set the categories for the posts in second language. So if you have only a couple of posts go for it, if you have hundreds and hundreds posts, pick a translation system at the beginnig.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jakob Helmer9.3y ago
works fabulous!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Coin-coin le Canapin9.6y ago
Had two languages, kept one, all worked like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows a complete uninstall and cleanup of qTranslate X meta-tags or importing translations into WPML"
- ✓ 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 One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,590 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("i18n", "multilingual", "qtranslatex" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-30 900+ → 800+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2025-06-02 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-05-23 1K+ → 900+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2025-02-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 1K+ → 900+ down
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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Loco Translate 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - W WPBakery Visual Composer & qTranslate-X 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPML to Polylang 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - E Events Manager and WPML Compatibility 1K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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