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Simple Language Switcher
A simple and lightweight plugin that displays a customizable language switcher.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 2
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2013
- Added
- May 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.3
- Tested up to
- WP 3.5.2
- Downloads
- 22,162
Our analysis
AI-assistedSimple Language Switcher is a WordPress plugin that enables you to add a language switcher to your site. It allows for customisation of the display options, including language ISO codes, names, or flags, and facilitates interconnecting posts in different languages without redirecting users to the homepage.
The plugin also detects the current language to prevent displaying links to the same page in that language and generates SEO-friendly hreflang links. It is suitable for users looking for a straightforward solution to implement language switching on their websites.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users wanting a simple language switcher without extensive multilingual features.
What it does well
- ✓Customisable display options for language switcher
- ✓Interconnects posts in different languages
- ✓Current language detection to avoid redundant links
- ✓Generates SEO-friendly hreflang links
Where it falls short
- •Not intended as a complete multilingual solution
- •Limited information on support and updates
Verdict
Simple Language Switcher provides basic functionality for language switching but may not meet the needs of those seeking a comprehensive multilingual solution.
From the developer
matthewbe's own description of Simple Language Switcher, lightly tidied.
Simple Language Switcher is a simple and lightweight plugin that allows you to display a language switcher on your site.
Features
- You can easily customize the display of your language switcher (language ISO codes, language names or flags).
- Interconnect your post in different languages (avoids the user to be redirected to the home page when switching to another language).
- Current language detection with regex: avoids displaying a link to the same page in the same language.
- Generates rel=”alternate” hreflang=”x” links for SEO purposes.
You will find full details, instructions and a demo here: http://www.mendoweb.be/blog/wordpress-plugin-simple-language-switcher/
Before you downvote this plugin
- Understand that this is not an attempt at making a plugin for a complete multilingual solution; you will find better plugins out there for this.
- It didn’t work for you? You found a bug? Give me a description with some details in the support forum, and I will fix it as soon as I can.
- For some reason, you didn’t like it? Share me your suggestions in the support forum, and perhaps I will work on it.
Support
Did you enjoy this plugin? Please take a moment to rate and comment, this will keep me motivated to update this plugin for bugfixes and WordPress upgrades.
Tagged as
purpose
Multilingual & Translation
feature
Speed Optimised
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