WordPress plugin comparison

Preferred Languages vs Simple Admin Language Change

Preferred Languages

by Pascal Birchler

3K+ installs5.0

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 Preferred Languages.
On a typical day, Simple Admin Language Change is downloaded about 170 times, Preferred Languages about 49.
Preferred Languages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 19 reviews, against 4.7 from 22 reviews.
Preferred Languages was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Aug 4, 2026 for Simple Admin Language Change.
Preferred Languages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Simple Admin Language Change.
Simple Admin Language Change has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Preferred Languages.

Simple Admin Language Change leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Preferred Languages	Simple Admin Language Change
Popular rank	#3,924	#2,119
Active installs	3K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.5K	5.4K
Rating	5.0(19)	4.7(22)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.75	×0.99
Last release	2 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2.24	–

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