Plugin info

Total downloads: 78,029
Active installs: 10,000
Total reviews: 23
Average rating: 4.7
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 9 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 10/31/2024 (425 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 10/11/2016 (9 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 425 days ago • 23 reviews

30/100

Is Simple Admin Language Change abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 425 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: f

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Description

The lightweight plugin extends the default WordPress functionality (user settings in Profile) and pulls out the language selection to the admin bar so you can easily switch between them.

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Installation

EN

  1. Upload the plugin to your website or install via plugin management.
  2. Check whether the WooCommerce plugin is installed and active.
  3. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress administration
  4. (If you wish, go to the Settings and General to select different installed language instead of English)
  5. Done!

Frequently Asked Questions

I want to switch to a different language

You need to install the language first.

  1. Go to Settings -> General.
  2. Select the desired site language and hit save changes. The language gets installed.
  3. Change the site language back to the old value.
  4. Now you can switch in the dropdown.

How can I report security bugs?

You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.

Review feed

yehudaT
10/6/2023

Right to the point

A simple yet very needed plugin in none English sites. Works perfectly and right to the point. Thank you.
Niels Lange
12/6/2024

Perfect tool for testing multilingual sites

I was looking for a plugin like Plugin Toggle but for languages, and this one was exactly what I needed. It works perfectly for testing multilingual sites. Thank you, @vyskoczilova, for creating such a great plugin! 🙌

Screenshots

  1. Changing languages and installing another language (French)

    Changing languages and installing another language (French)

Changelog

2.0.5 (2024-10-31)

  • Fix PHP 8.2 deprecation notice on mb_convert_encoding.

2.0.4 (2021-07-27)

  • Lower the permissions check – anybody with “read” permissions (e.g., subscriber) can change their locale with the dropdown when logged into the admin.
  • Hide the language switcher on the front end – the top admin bar is affected by site language, not the user’s choice (opened trac ticket for that)

2.0.3 (2021-05-08)

  • Replace textdomain kbnt-salc with simple-admin-language-change to make it work with GlotPress (more info)

2.0.2 (2021-05-03)

  • Fix security issues
    • Check for the empty nonce.
    • Escape translations.

2.0.1 (2021-05-03)

  • Fix security issues (thanks @ErwanLR from WPScan for reporting!)
    • Check for the empty nonce.
    • Check for user permission within ajax request.
    • Retrieve current user ID within the request.
  • Make error messages translatable.

2.0.0 (2021-05-02)

  • Drop the old functionality replaced by an integrated solution since WordPress 4.7
  • Add a simple select box into the admin bar instead.

1.0.2 (2018-02-25)

  • Fix: enable localization

1.0.1 (2018-02-18)

  • Fix: PHP 7 deprecated methods – compatibility (#1)

1.0.0 (2016-10-06)

  • Initial version