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Polylang
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
800,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
11
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.7
out of 5, from 2,983 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
0.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is Polylang and who is behind it?
Polylang is a WordPress plugin in the “Admin and backup” category, made by Chouby. It has been listed in the directory for 14 years, since 22 Sep 2011. It is the only plugin by Chouby with at least 10,000 installs. With 800,000 to 899,999 active installs it sits in the group of plugins with 100,000 to 999,999 installs; its last release came 11 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sep 2026
When was Polylang last released?
The last release of Polylang came 11 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does Polylang have?
Polylang had 800,000 to 899,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 6 plugins had a higher band and 7 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant digit: 800,000 means at least 800,000 and at most 899,999.
Which WordPress version is Polylang tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does Polylang compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 45.4% of them had a more recent last release than Polylang; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Metric | Polylang | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 11 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.7 (2,983) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 0.0% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | polylang |
|---|---|
| Author | Chouby |
| Active installs | 800,000 to 899,999 |
| Last release | 11 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Rating | 4.7 out of 5 from 2,983 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 0 of 10 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 22 Sep 2011 |
| Total downloads | 28,520,736, updates included |
| Tags | language, localization, multilingual, translate, translation |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | 5 | 3 | 27 |
| localization | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| multilingual | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| translate | 10 | 2 | 41 |
| translation | 12 | 3 | 24 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2011
Polylang has been listed since 22 Sep 2011. Of the 107 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2011, 79.4% had a release within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect Polylang for Elementor | 100,000 to 199,999 | 240 days before the reference date | 4.8 (51) |
| Cyr-To-Lat | 300,000 to 399,999 | 20 days before the reference date | 4.7 (98) |
| Translate WordPress | 100,000 to 199,999 | 99 days before the reference date | 4.7 (617) |
| Translate WordPress with GTranslate | 900,000 to 999,999 | 84 days before the reference date | 4.9 (4,950) |
| TranslatePress | 400,000 to 499,999 | 3 days before the reference date | 4.7 (1,653) |
| WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce | 100,000 to 199,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.2 (453) |
Do you maintain Polylang?
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hafenstudios (2026): Polylang, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/polylang/
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