WordPress plugin comparison

Language Switcher for Polylang vs Simple Language Switcher

Language Switcher for Polylang

by Cool Plugins

1K+ installs5.0

Simple Language Switcher

by matthewbe

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Language Switcher for Polylang has more active installs: 1K+, against 100+ for Simple Language Switcher.
On a typical day, Language Switcher for Polylang is downloaded about 86 times, Simple Language Switcher about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Language Switcher for Polylang was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 5, 2013 for Simple Language Switcher.
Language Switcher for Polylang is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Simple Language Switcher.
Simple Language Switcher has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Language Switcher for Polylang.

Language Switcher for Polylang leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Language Switcher for Polylang	Simple Language Switcher
Popular rank	#5,307	#13,470
Active installs	1K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	93
Rating	5.0(2)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×0.63	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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