Change your dashboard language quickly and easily from the admin bar as often as you need.
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.
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.
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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! 🙌
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!
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.
A simple yet very needed plugin in none English sites. Works perfectly and right to the point. Thank you.
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
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
salc_languages filter to allow developers to customize which languages are displayed in the admin bar dropdown. See the Customization section for details.Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.