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Preferred Languages

by Pascal Birchler · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Preferred Languages is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Preferred Languages
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
swissspidy2 Oct 2017 to 18 Aug 2026, 59 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2.24 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Preferred Languages
Q1 20244
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 18 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 May 2024Preferred Languages <= 2.2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.2.22.3.02

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 18 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star18
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Preferred Languages
4 May 202685
11 May 2026142
18 May 2026129
25 May 20261,503
1 Jun 2026323
8 Jun 2026257
15 Jun 2026245
22 Jun 2026216
29 Jun 2026205
6 Jul 2026229
13 Jul 2026208
20 Jul 2026228
27 Jul 2026179
3 Aug 2026210
10 Aug 2026230
17 Aug 2026248
24 Aug 2026372
31 Aug 2026329
7 Sep 2026294
14 Sep 2026309
21 Sep 2026313
28 Sep 2026339
5 Oct 2026319
12 Oct 2026352
19 Oct 2026367
26 Oct 2026355
2 Nov 202652

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 5% below 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

Version2.4.2
AuthorPascal Birchler
Added2 Oct 2017
Last updated18 Aug 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2.24
CategoryMultilingual & Accessibility > Translation & Multilingual Management
Tagsi18n, language, translation, localization, internationalization

Other plugins by this author: Performant Translations, Disable Embeds, Voice Search

Questions

Is Preferred Languages still maintained?

Preferred Languages was last updated on 18 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Preferred Languages safe?

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

Who owns Preferred Languages?

The wordpress.org author is Pascal Birchler. Recent committers: swissspidy, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Preferred Languages?

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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