Simple Admin Language Change
Active Installs
10,000+
Last Updated
March 18, 2026
First Released
October 11, 2016
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Contributors
The lightweight plugin extends the default WordPress functionality (user settings in Profile) and pulls out the language selection to the admin bar so you can easily switch between them.
You can customize which languages appear in the dropdown using the salc_languages filter. See the Customization section for details.
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- Upload the plugin to your website or install via plugin management.
- Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsmenu in WordPress administration. - (If you wish, go to
SettingsGeneralto install a different language.) - Done!
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You need to install the language first.
- Go to
Settings -> General. - Select the desired
site languageand hitsave changes. The language gets installed. - Change the
site languageback to the old value. - Now you can switch in the dropdown.
You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.
Changelog
2.1.0 (2026-03-18)
- Add
salc_languagesfilter to allow developers to customize which languages are displayed in the admin bar dropdown. See the Customization section for details.
2.0.5 (2024-10-31)
- Fix PHP 8.2 deprecation notice on mb_convert_encoding.
2.0.4 (2021-07-27)
- Lower the permissions check – anybody with “read” permissions (e.g., subscriber) can change their locale with the dropdown when logged into the admin.
- Hide the language switcher on the front end – the top admin bar is affected by site language, not the user’s choice (opened trac ticket for that)
2.0.3 (2021-05-08)
- Replace textdomain
kbnt-salcwithsimple-admin-language-changeto make it work with GlotPress (more info)
2.0.2 (2021-05-03)
- Fix security issues
- Check for the empty nonce.
- Escape translations.
2.0.1 (2021-05-03)
- Fix security issues (thanks @ErwanLR from WPScan for reporting!)
- Check for the empty nonce.
- Check for user permission within ajax request.
- Retrieve current user ID within the request.
- Make error messages translatable.
2.0.0 (2021-05-02)
- Drop the old functionality replaced by an integrated solution since WordPress 4.7
- Add a simple select box into the admin bar instead.
1.0.2 (2018-02-25)
- Fix: enable localization
1.0.1 (2018-02-18)
- Fix: PHP 7 deprecated methods – compatibility (#1)
1.0.0 (2016-10-06)
- Initial version
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