Simple Admin Language Change Plugin
Change your dashboard language quickly and easily from the admin bar as often as you need.
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.
Do you want help with the development? Join the Github!
Installation
EN
- Upload the plugin to your website or install via plugin management.
- Check whether the WooCommerce plugin is installed and active.
- Activate the plugin through the
Plugins
menu in WordPress administration - (If you wish, go to the
Settings
and General
to select different installed language instead of English) - Done!
Screenshots
Changing languages and installing another language (French)
FAQ
I want to swith to different language You need to install the language first.
- Go to
Settigngs -> General
. - Select the desired
site language
and hit save changes
. The language gets installed. - Change the
site language
back to the old value. - Now you can switch in the dropdown.
Changelog
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-salc
with simple-admin-language-change
to 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)
1.0.1 (2018-02-18)
- Fix: PHP 7 deprecated methods – compatibility (#1)
1.0.0 (2016-10-06)