Easily remove unwanted translations.
As of April 2026, Simple Translation Remover is a WordPress translations plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 64K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gettext override translations.
The plugin enables the easy deletion of unwanted translations. This will remove nags to update translations for unwanted locales, and enable some server disk space to be reclaimed. Website back-ups will be a bit quicker and backup files will be a bit smaller.
Deletion of unwanted translations can be done using FTP and the site host’s file manager, or by using a file manager plugin, but administrators should find this easier and quicker with this plugin. The plugin will suit administrators who are uncomfortable with using FTP or who don’t have FTP access.
Deactivate or delete the plugin at Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
Go to Dashboard > Tools > Translation Remover
Select the translations you would like to be removed. Several can be remov…
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 7.3+ required |
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