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Smart Language Select Disabler for Polylang

Why this plugin exists?

By Generaxion·Admin·Free
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·80 active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, Smart Language Select Disabler for Polylang is a WordPress admin plugin with 80 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7.3+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

0/5Rating
80active installs
1.3K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019

Overview

Why this plugin exists?

Changing post’s or term’s language when it has translations messes things up

Basically the translations are unlinked and there is no warning for this. You may need to change post’s language for example when you start to write a new post and notice that it’s in wrong language. When translations are involved, there’s really no use for changing the language.

Users confuse adding translations and changing post’s language

I’ve seen that users have multiple times changed post’s language when they meant to navigate to translation. Smartly disabling the select enhances the UI.

Changing the posts language is risky business anyway

Changing the language of post when it has content is prone to errors. Even though the language can…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.7.3+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24
PHP7.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.0

  • Disable default language change select

  • Changing site default language will probably cause some issues if you don’t knows what you are doing. Disable the availability to do so, unless the user know what they are doing. Also, use WordPress coding standards to make contributing easier. Props to @timiwahalahti for changes in this release.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Teemu SuorantaTeemu Suoranta
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.0
Last Updated
Aug 6, 2019
WP Requires
4.7.3+
Tested Up To
5.2.24
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
80
Downloads
1.3K+
Added
Aug 6, 2019
Business
Free

Tags

adminolylangwordpresslanguage select

Developer

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Generaxion
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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