WordPress plugin comparison

Multisite Language Switcher vs Simple Admin Language Change

Multisite Language Switcher

by Dennis Ploetner

3K+ installs4.8

Simple Admin Language Change

by Karolina Vyskocilova

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Admin Language Change has more active installs: 10K+, against 3K+ for Multisite Language Switcher.
On a typical day, Simple Admin Language Change is downloaded about 170 times, Multisite Language Switcher about 158.
Multisite Language Switcher is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 99 reviews, against 4.7 from 22 reviews.
Multisite Language Switcher was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Aug 4, 2026 for Simple Admin Language Change.
Simple Admin Language Change resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Multisite Language Switcher.
Multisite Language Switcher is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Simple Admin Language Change.
Multisite Language Switcher has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Simple Admin Language Change.

Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Multisite Language Switcher	Simple Admin Language Change
Popular rank	#3,686	#2,119
Active installs	3K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.3K	5.1K
Rating	4.8(99)	4.7(22)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.73	×0.99
Last release	9 days ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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