Polylang v3.8.9
Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once.
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- Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 1, 2026
- Last audited Sep 1, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 6.5+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 52% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 80 Passed
- 32 Warnings
- 13 Failed
22 of 37 checks passed.
45 of 61 checks passed.
4 of 12 checks passed.
4 of 6 checks passed.
2 of 3 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
702.5 KB
1.8 MB unzipped
Total files
537
across all file types
Lines of PHP
43,853
in 232 files Large
File types
- PNG
- PHP
- JS
- CSS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 22 Critical
- 78 High
- 259 Medium
- 110 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of Polylang, Code Quality improved the most (+8). The largest regression was in Security (-6). The codebase grew 30% in size.
Audited 3.4.5 → 3.8.6 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
34,392
downloads
Today
2,600
downloads
Week over week
−48%
vs previous week
Month over month
+11%
vs previous month
Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
48% of installs run an older version
≈ 382.1K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v3.6
- v3.7
- v3.8
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Jul 20, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 20 days
average between releases
Total releases
229
since Sep 2011 · 15 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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