WordPress plugin comparison
Flag Icons vs Preferred Languages
Flag Icons
by Vasilis Triantafyllou
3K+ installs4.9
Preferred Languages
by Pascal Birchler
3K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Both have 3K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Preferred Languages is downloaded about 49 times, Flag Icons about 14.
- Preferred Languages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 19 reviews, against 4.9 from 20 reviews.
- Preferred Languages was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Apr 10, 2022 for Flag Icons.
- Preferred Languages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Flag Icons.
- Flag Icons has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Preferred Languages.
Line by line
Preferred Languages leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Flag Icons | Preferred Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,841 | #3,924 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 365 | 1.5K |
| Rating | 4.9(20) | 5.0(19) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.8.19 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 4 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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