WPML Shortcodes
by Mirco Babini · Multilingual
Also makes 9 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds shortcodes to the WPML environment, like wpml__, wpml_e and more. Makes WP full WPML ready.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “language”, “translate” and “translation” 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.
47 health vs 67 average across 496 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.7%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 10.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 4.4.34, 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 3892 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3892 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| language your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpml 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
- “language”, “translate” and “translation” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 169 · 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
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
10.7y ago
latest release · v1.2.6 · 5 Mar 2016
5
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 18 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ M. Dawood3.6y ago
Language shortcode works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baraartur5.4y ago
Surprisingly, the plugin is still working !! And I inserted the shortcode into Revolution Slider, and it changes the language there too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jules Colle10.0y ago
Thanks for this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ victormontesdeo10.6y ago
It was really helpful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ J.D. Grimes12.1y ago
This is a nice little plugin, which very quick response time to bug reports. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 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 "Adds shortcodes to the WPML environment, like wpml__, wpml_e and more. Makes WP full WPML ready."
- ! 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 Mentions WPML.
- ! Headings and lists 6 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,754 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "translator" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-14 900+ → 800+ down after 229 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 3371 days in tier
- 2016-11-05 200+ → 1K+ up after 339 days in tier
- 2015-12-02 100+ → 200+ 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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Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A -
Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
SML – Simple Multilingual – Translation & Language Switcher 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B - A Admin Locale 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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GPTranslate – Multilingual AI Translation Agent for WordPress: Translate Your Site with AI 500+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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