WP Multibyte Patch
by Seisuke Kuraishi · Uncategorized
Multibyte functionality enhancement for the WordPress Japanese package.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
1M+
≈1.9M estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “package”, “enhancement” and “packages” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 1M of 8.5M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 2 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
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-03-15Reviewers, old and new, say it just works once installed with no setup and quietly fixes multibyte character issues, and nobody reports a problem.
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 7 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.40★
4 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| multibyte your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| patch | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| wp multibyte patch your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| i18n your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| japanese your tag | #4 | #8 | down 1 |
| package | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| enhancement | #5 | #11 | up 2 |
| functionality | #6 | #18 | 0 |
| packages | #5 | #13 | down 1 |
| wp plugin | #22 | #23 | up 1 |
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “package”, “enhancement” and “packages” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 413.7K · 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
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
7d ago
latest release · v2.9.4 · 25 Oct 2026
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “1M+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tammy8mo ago
Installed this cz some characters were breaking on my site. After activating, everything started working fine. No setup needed, just works in background. tnx devs for keeping it simple 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kelsi8mo ago
Added it to handle multibyte characters, and it works smoothly. Didn’t need to configure much. Just installed and forgot about it. Everything has been running fine since then. tnx devs for keeping it light.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skillsharejp4.5y ago
MUST HAVE plugin if you use Japanese on your sites!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ armdroid6.8y ago
Wordpress5からデフォルトでなくなったので「もういらない」と思ったら大間違い。 現在でも日本語ファイルのアップロードなどでも困らないように対処してくれます。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nosann7.7y ago
最新のバージョンにも対応しているのでとりあえず入れて使ってる このプラグインでエラーの原因になった覚えはないし サポートされ続ける限り入れたままにするだろう
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Susumu Seino8.4y ago
It was a great plugin in Japanese.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itigo1008.8y ago
有用なプラグインを開発して頂いてありがとうございます。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ larrysmorgan378.9y ago
Insightful
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 57 languages, 32 at 90% or more
Plus 33 more locales with partial translations.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 81 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "i18n", "wp-multibyte-patch" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-04-06 900K+ → 1M+ up after 302 days in tier
- 2020-06-08 1M+ → 900K+ down after 768 days in tier
- 2018-05-02 900K+ → 1M+ up after 517 days in tier
- 2016-12-01 800K+ → 900K+ up after 304 days in tier
- 2016-02-01 700K+ → 800K+ 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).
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Wareki 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - R RA – Mod Multibyt Slug 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Loco Translate 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Performant Translations 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Aurora Heatmap 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Japanized for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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