Simple Admin Language Change

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1. ★★★★★ Niels Lange

   1.7y ago

   I was looking for a plugin like Plugin Toggle but for languages, and this one was exactly what I needed. It works perfectly for testing multilingual sites. Thank you, @vyskoczilova, for creating such a great plugin! 🙌

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2. ★★★★★ Alex De Py

   2.6y ago

   I recently implemented the ‘Simple Admin Language Change’ plugin on my WordPress site, and I must say, it’s a game-changer for anyone managing a multilingual site. The ease of switching languages in the admin area, without affecting the frontend, is incredibly efficient. It seamlessly integrates with the existing WordPress setup, making the user experience for my team much smoother. As someone who has struggled with managing multiple languages on a single site, this plugin has simplified the process remarkably. It’s lightweight, unobtrusive, and does exactly what it promises without any unnecessary complexity. A must-have for WordPress site administrators handling multilingual content!

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3. ★★★★★ Groovyx9

   2.7y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for: no more poorly translated plugins admin, I can now switch to English to avoid this and also mismatched half backed translation. I also like VERY much the fact you did not try to reinvent the wheel and simply use a feature already in profile, but making it easy to use and convenient (top bar). 5 stars well deserved.

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4. ★★★★★ yehudaT

   2.9y ago

   A simple yet very needed plugin in none English sites. Works perfectly and right to the point. Thank you.

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5. ★★★★★ mrloki

   2.9y ago

   Above the plugin’s title on wordpress.org, it says: “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress.” —— I tested it, it works pretty well —— it is compatible with WordPress 6.3.1 – It works as expected! it’s so useful Thank you

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6. ★★★★★ Aliandro

   3.4y ago

   Great plugin. Work as expected. No ads, no push to buy a pro version (there is none AFAIK). This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by Aliandro.

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7. ★★★★★ bobbobbius

   4.3y ago

   Works great

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8. ★★★★★ rptr

   4.3y ago

   Very simply you can change language to your home language. I found some plugins what allows you to change language to english, but with this one you can change it to any language. 100% recommend.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-08-04 Version 2.1.1 Fix admin bar language switch being blocked by ModSecurity (OWASP CRS rule 920470) due to a malformed Content-Type header. The trailing semicolon in application/x-www-form-urlencoded; was rejected as an illegal media-typ 2.1.1
2. 2026-03-18 Version 2.1.0 Add salc_languages filter to allow developers to customize which languages are displayed in the admin bar dropdown. See the Customization section for details. 2.1.0
3. 2024-10-31 Version 2.0.5 Fix PHP 8.2 deprecation notice on mb_convert_encoding. 2.0.5
4. 2021-07-27 Version 2.0.4 Lower the permissions check – anybody with “read” permissions (e.g., subscriber) can change their locale with the dropdown when logged into the admin. Hide the language switcher on the front end – the top admin bar is af 2.0.4
5. 2021-05-08 Version 2.0.3 Replace textdomain kbnt-salc with simple-admin-language-change to make it work with GlotPress ( more info ) 2.0.3
6. 2021-05-03 Version 2.0.2 Fix security issues Check for the empty nonce. Escape translations. 2.0.2

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Simple Admin Language Change <= 2.0.1 - Authorization Bypass ↗
   2021-05-05 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.0.1 Patched in 2.0.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 8 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-08-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 184 days in tier
2. 2024-02-26 8K+ → 9K+ up after 35 days in tier
3. 2024-01-22 9K+ → 8K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2024-01-19 8K+ → 9K+ up after 244 days in tier
5. 2023-05-20 7K+ → 8K+ up after 94 days in tier
6. 2023-02-15 6K+ → 7K+ up

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).

• Polylang 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• Performant Translations 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Bogo 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• WPGlobus 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Language Fallback 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B

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Simple Admin Language Change: 10K+ active installs, 4.7★ (22 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-admin-language-change