WordPress plugin comparison

Admin bar languages vs Simple Admin Language Change

Admin bar languages

by Mikael Korpela

10+ installs3.0

Simple Admin Language Change

by Karolina Vyskocilova

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Admin Language Change has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Admin bar languages.
On a typical day, Simple Admin Language Change is downloaded about 170 times, Admin bar languages about 1.
Simple Admin Language Change is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 22 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Simple Admin Language Change was updated more recently: Aug 4, 2026, against Nov 10, 2017 for Admin bar languages.
Simple Admin Language Change is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.8.34 for Admin bar languages.
Admin bar languages has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Simple Admin Language Change.

Simple Admin Language Change leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin bar languages	Simple Admin Language Change
Popular rank	#46,311	#2,119
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	5.1K
Rating	3.0(2)	4.7(22)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.99
Last release	9 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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