Language Fallback
Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Sep 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Language Fallback still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Language Fallback, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Kau-Boy since Aug 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Language Fallback removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Language Fallback safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Language Fallback update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 27 Oct 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Kau-Boy | 6 Aug 2015 to 13 Sep 2026, 38 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 52 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 22 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 37 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 78 |
| 18 May 2026 | 55 |
| 25 May 2026 | 88 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 81 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 85 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 119 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 84 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 72 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 71 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 60 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 95 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 95 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 107 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 113 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 118 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 110 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 128 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 151 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 156 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 140 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 163 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 135 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 144 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 231 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 191 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 25 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 36% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.1.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bernhard Kau |
| Added | 6 Aug 2015 |
| Last updated | 13 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Multilingual & Accessibility > Translation & Multilingual Management |
| Tags | locale, Fallback, language, translation, localization |
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Questions
Is Language Fallback still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Language Fallback, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Kau-Boy since Aug 2015.
Was Language Fallback removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Language Fallback safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Language Fallback update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it.