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Simple Admin Language Change

Change your dashboard language quickly and easily from the admin bar as often as you need.

By Karolina Vyskocilova·Backend·Free
4.7(22 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 2 weeks ago
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As of April 2026, Simple Admin Language Change is a WordPress backend plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews. It has been downloaded 90K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 18% this week. Top alternative: Featured Galleries.

4.7/522 reviews
10K+active installs
90K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

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.

You can customize which languages appear in the dropdown using the salc_languages filter. See the Customization section for details.

Do you want help with the development? Join the Github!

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.722 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Perfect tool for testing multilingual sites
by Niels Lange·1 year ago·1 reply

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! 🙌

A Game-Changer for Multilingual Management
by Alex De Py·2 years ago·1 reply

I recently implemented the ‘Simple Admin Language Change’ plugin on my WordPress site, and I must say, it’s a game-changer for anyone managing a multilingual site. The ease of switching languages in the admin area, without affecting the frontend, is incredibly efficient. It seamlessly integrates with the existing WordPress setup, making the user experience for my team much smoother. As someone who has struggled with managing multiple languages on a single site, this plugin has simplified the process remarkably. It’s lightweight, unobtrusive, and does exactly what it promises without any unnecessary complexity. A must-have for WordPress site administrators handling multilingual content!

Elegant, simple solution
by Groovyx9·2 years ago·1 reply

Exactly what I was looking for: no more poorly translated plugins admin, I can now switch to English to avoid this and also mismatched half backed translation. I also like VERY much the fact you did not try to reinvent the wheel and simply use a feature already in profile, but making it easy to use and convenient (top bar).

5 stars well deserved.

Right to the point
by yehudaT·2 years ago·1 reply

A simple yet very needed plugin in none English sites. Works perfectly and right to the point. Thank you.

Compatible with WordPress 6.3.1 – It works as expected!
by mrloki·2 years ago·2 replies

Above the plugin’s title on wordpress.org, it says: “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress.”

—— I tested it, it works pretty well ——

it is compatible with WordPress 6.3.1 – It works as expected!

it’s so useful

Thank you

Download Trends

Today: 141Yesterday: 252This week: 1KPeriod total: 25K

Compatibility

WordPress4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v2.0
75.0%
v2.1
23.6%
v1.0
1.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.1.0 (2026-03-18)

  • Add salc_languages filter to allow developers to customize which languages are displayed in the admin bar dropdown. See the Customization section for details.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Karolina VyskocilovaKarolina Vyskocilova
Plugin Info
Version
2.1.0
Last Updated
Mar 18, 2026
WP Requires
4.7+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10K+
Downloads
90K+
Added
Oct 11, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

backendenglishlocalizationadmin languagebackend language

Developer

K
Karolina Vyskocilova
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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