Performant Translations
Healthy: maintained, last release 18 Aug 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Performant Translations still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 18 Aug 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 18 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Performant Translations, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer swissspidy since Aug 2023. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Performant Translations removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Performant Translations safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Performant Translations update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.2.0. No one-star spike after it. 12 Apr 2024 · 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.
| plugin-master | 29 Aug 2023 to 29 Aug 2023, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| swissspidy | 29 Aug 2023 to 18 Aug 2026, 50 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 18 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 15 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 229 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 530 |
| 18 May 2026 | 674 |
| 25 May 2026 | 597 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 898 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,491 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,268 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,423 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 940 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,057 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 942 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,261 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,200 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,341 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,407 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 998 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,146 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,201 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,426 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,232 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,253 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,457 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,125 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 801 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 954 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,187 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 280 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 26% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 1.2.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Pascal Birchler |
| Added | 29 Aug 2023 |
| Last updated | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | i18n, performance, translation, localization, internationalization |
Other plugins by this author: Disable Embeds, Preferred Languages, Voice Search
Questions
Is Performant Translations still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 Aug 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Performant Translations, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer swissspidy since Aug 2023.
Was Performant Translations removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Performant Translations safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Performant Translations update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.0. No one-star spike after it.