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WPSSO User Locale Selector

Quick and easy locale / language / region selector for the WordPress admin toolbar.

By JS Morisset·Locale·Free
5(4 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 1 week ago
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As of April 2026, WPSSO User Locale Selector is a WordPress locale plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 20K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4.33+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Bogo.

5/54 reviews
50active installs
20K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017

Overview

Provides a convenient locale / language / region selector in the WordPress admin toolbar.

Perfect for anyone that needs to switch languages quickly and easily:

Allows logged-in users to easily change their preferred locale / language / region setting right from the toolbar menu, instead of having to modify their user profile settings.

The default behavior of WordPress is to apply the user locale preference to the admin back-end only – the WPSSO User Locale Selector add-on can optionally extend the locale preference to the front-end webpage as well.

Do you use the Polylang plugin?

If the Polylang plugin is detected, the locale selector will automatically use the correct Polylang language URLs.

WPSSO Core Required

WPSSO User Locale Selector is an add-on for the WPSSO Core plugin, wh…

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Ratings & Reviews

54 reviews
5 ★
4
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4.33+ required
Dependencieswpsso

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Version Numbering

Version components: {major}.{minor}.{bugfix}[-{stage}.{level}]

  • {major} = Major structural code changes and/or incompatible API changes (ie. breaking changes).
  • {minor} = New functionality was added or improved in a backwards-compatible manner.
  • {bugfix} = Backwards-compatible bug fixes or small improvements.
  • {stage}.{level} = Pre-production release: dev < a (alpha) < b (beta) < rc (release candidate).
  • …
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Contributors

JS MorissetJS Morisset
Plugin Info
Version
4.3.0
Last Updated
Mar 25, 2026
WP Requires
6.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4.33+
Active Installs
50
Downloads
20K+
Added
Jan 6, 2017
Business
Free

Tags

localeregionselectlanguagepolylang

Developer

J
JS Morisset
31 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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