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Multisite Language Switcher

by Dennis Ploetner · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Multisite Language Switcher is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Multisite Language Switcher
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
realloc3 Jun 2011 to 31 Oct 2026, 392 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
4 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Multisite Language Switcher
Q1 20241
Q2 20245
Q3 20243
Q4 20244
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 31 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.8 from 99 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star90
4 star4
3 star0
2 star0
1 star5

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Multisite Language Switcher
4 May 2026143
11 May 2026292
18 May 2026285
25 May 2026326
1 Jun 2026349
8 Jun 2026328
15 Jun 2026294
22 Jun 2026250
29 Jun 2026255
6 Jul 2026196
13 Jul 2026264
20 Jul 2026352
27 Jul 2026324
3 Aug 2026282
10 Aug 2026266
17 Aug 20263,066
24 Aug 20264,111
31 Aug 20261,216
7 Sep 20263,399
14 Sep 20261,144
21 Sep 2026898
28 Sep 2026684
5 Oct 2026632
12 Oct 2026569
19 Oct 2026924
26 Oct 20263,191
2 Nov 2026353

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 39% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Translate WordPress with GTranslateScore 95 · 900,000+Translate WordPress - Google Language TranslatorScore 93 · 100,000+ووکامرس فارسی | فارسی و شمسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرسScore 93 · 100,000+LocoAI - Auto Translate for Loco TranslateScore 93 · 70,000+Say What?Score 93 · 40,000+

Facts

Version3.1.0
AuthorDennis Ploetner
Added3 Jun 2011
Last updated31 Oct 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress6.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMultilingual & Accessibility > Translation & Multilingual Management
Tagslanguage, switcher, multisite, localization, multilingual

Other plugins by this author: MslsMenu, MslsSelect, Multisite Taxonomy Widget, WP-Whoami

Questions

Is Multisite Language Switcher still maintained?

Multisite Language Switcher was last updated on 31 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Multisite Language Switcher safe?

Multisite Language Switcher has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Multisite Language Switcher?

The wordpress.org author is Dennis Ploetner. Recent committers: realloc, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Multisite Language Switcher?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Translate WordPress with GTranslate, Translate WordPress - Google Language Translator, ووکامرس فارسی | فارسی و شمسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس, LocoAI - Auto Translate for Loco Translate, Say What?.

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