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Admin Locale

This plugin allows you to change the language of the admin panel without changing the whole site language.

By Louy Alakkad·Admin·Free
5(3 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, Admin Locale is a WordPress admin plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 30% this week. Top alternative: Loginizer.

5/53 reviews
7.0K+active installs
16K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

This plugin gives you the ability to run the site in a language (Arabic for example) and use the admin panel in another (like English).

Just go to Settings » General and choose your language.

Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

53 reviews
5 ★
3
4 ★
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3 ★
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2 ★
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1 ★
0

Recent Reviews

tanQ
by onl9m8·10 years ago

great!

works perfect
by codex73·12 years ago

I tried other plugins and solutions before that didn’t work. This one really works well.

Works Great
by Saabana·13 years ago

This plugin works great for me
Thanks Louy

Download Trends

Today: 3Yesterday: 10This week: 35Period total: 924

Compatibility

WordPress2.9+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.1
100.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1

  • Excluding admin-ajax.php and core_version_check_locale
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Louy AlakkadLouy Alakkad
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Oct 21, 2012
WP Requires
2.9+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
7.0K+
Downloads
16K+
Added
Jul 21, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

adminlocalelanguagetranslatetranslation

Developer

L
Louy Alakkad
7 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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