WordPress plugin comparison
Debug Bar Localization vs Preferred Languages
Debug Bar Localization
by Juliette Reinders Folmer
10+ installs5.0
Preferred Languages
by Pascal Birchler
3K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Preferred Languages has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Debug Bar Localization.
- On a typical day, Preferred Languages is downloaded about 49 times, Debug Bar Localization about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Preferred Languages was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Apr 30, 2016 for Debug Bar Localization.
- Preferred Languages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Debug Bar Localization.
- Debug Bar Localization has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Preferred Languages.
Line by line
Preferred Languages leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Debug Bar Localization | Preferred Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,974 | #3,922 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 1.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 5.0(19) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2.24 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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