Translation Detector
by Guillaume DIARD · Multilingual
Translation detector display a simple button to navigate to a post translation created with polylang.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “detector”, “language” and “polylang” 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.
44 health vs 67 average across 496 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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 3855 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3855 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| detector your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| language your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| polylang your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
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.
What to do about it
- “detector”, “language” and “polylang” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 63 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 21 Oct 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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.6y ago
latest release · v1.3.5 · 11 Apr 2016
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 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 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gautamarya10.3y ago
Horror….. My heart was almost gone when I read following message. Why??? Is it just because I press the “Install Plugin” button? You can’t UPDATE ANYTHING WITHOUT USERS CONSENT, No matter what. I was almost embarrased before my client. The plugin is installed ... The plugin Translation Detector 1.3.5 has been successfully installed. Activate this plugin | Back to plug-in installation Some of your translations need to be updated. Wait from a few seconds while we update it. Update translations for Akismet (en_US) ... The translation has been updated successfully. Update translations for Contact Form 7 (en_US) ... The translation has been updated successfully. Update translations for WooCommerce (en_US) ... The translation has been updated successfully. Update translations for WordPress Importer (en_US) ... The translation has been updated successfully. Update Translations for Twenty Fifteen (en_US) ... The translation has been updated successfully. Update Translations for Twenty Fourteen (en_US) ... The translation has been updated successfully. Update Translations for Twenty Sixteen (en_US) ... The translation has been updated successfully.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ecdltf11.4y ago
A perfect addition for Polylang, especially for sites where only some posts have a translation. For example, if you have a site that consists mainly of English posts, but with some posts translated to other languages, the visitor can comfortably browse the English site and he sees immediately when a post has a translation to his language.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Brice Capobianco11.7y ago
Nicely formatted and lightweight, this plugin does exactly what it promises. It works straight out of the box and has some usefull visual options. Good job. PS: To translate the sentence in the Polylang translation page, go directly to the last page!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Translation detector display a simple button to navigate to a post translation created with polylang."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 502 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-22 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-04-12 20+ → 30+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 30+ → 20+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 20+ → 30+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2025-10-22 30+ → 20+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 20+ → 30+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2025-05-16 30+ → 20+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2025-04-26 20+ → 30+ up after 34 days in tier
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 -
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP) 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Toolkit for Polylang – Translation Inspector & Duplicate Content 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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