WPML Widgets
by Jeroen Sormani · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 9 other plugins · 88.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
WPML Widgets is a simple to use extension to add a language selector dropdown to your widgets.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
8K+
≈9K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “wordpress multilanguage”, “wordpress multilanguage widget” and “wpml” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 173.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 36 reviews, smoothed to 4.43★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress multilanguage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress multilanguage widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpml your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpml widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpml widget selector 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
- “wordpress multilanguage”, “wordpress multilanguage widget” and “wpml” 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 626 · 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
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
9.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 4 Jan 2017
6
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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 9K.
Install history since 18 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tanvir5.2y ago
This plugin is still working perfectly in 2021. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cris Ta9.5y ago
Easy and very friendly!! I´m very very happy using this plugin. This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by Cris Ta.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ldwd9.7y ago
Ow Jeroen!! So grateful for your plugin!! 🙂 I was challenged BIG time by WPML to translate widgets using String Translation, which is not very user friendly. After searching their support forum for some answers I finally found your plugin that really *saved* me. It does exactly what I need! 🙂 Soooo happy!! Thank you, thank you 😀 P.S. This plugin should be default in the WPML package
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ healiny10.0y ago
Perfect plugin Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webaltoimpacto10.0y ago
Que bueno es.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ franboud10.5y ago
Thank you for this great plugin, which is a missing feature in WPML.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Claudio Sanches10.6y ago
Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nowhereclose10.8y ago
There is so much issues in this plugin that makes it hard to use. I am wondering why people likes it. When you don’t know how to use sql please dont do this kind of things
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.6 Fix – Issue introduced in 1.0.5 where with some people the ‘wpml_get_active_languages()’ function doesn’t exist. 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 Change – Removed the unneeded prefixes of the class methods. Tested – With the current WordPress version (4.7) Improvement – Change the deprecated ‘wpml_active_languages’ function to ‘wpml_get_active_languages’ 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.4 Fix – Escape url in admin 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 Fix – Notice on WP_Debug mode when values are not saved Add – Nagg message when WPML is not active 😉 Improvement – Use Singleton to initiate plugin Improvement – Better code/comment quality 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2 Fix – WordPress Multisite supported check = 1.0.1= * Fix – notices in debug mode * Fix – Widgets won’t break when WPML is not activated 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.0 Initial release 1.0.0
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WPML Widgets is a simple to use extension to add a language selector dropdown to your widgets."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 264 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Wordpress Multilanguage", "Wordpress Multilanguage widget", "WPML widget selector" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 188 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 9K+ → 10K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1220 days in tier
- 2022-12-16 20K+ → 10K+ down after 914 days in tier
- 2020-06-15 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1078 days in tier
- 2017-07-03 20K+ → 30K+ up after 194 days in tier
- 2016-12-21 10K+ → 20K+ up after 221 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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WP Editor Widget 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Yearly Archive 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPML to Polylang 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Better Recent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D -
SrbTransLatin – Serbian Latinisation 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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