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coldtrick/language\_selector
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Provides a selector for users to easily change the language

v3.0(9y ago)310815[1 issues](https://github.com/ColdTrick/language_selector/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/ColdTrick/language_selector/pulls)GPL-2.0PHP

Since Dec 12Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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Language selector
=================

[](#language-selector)

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Provides a language\_selector view to use in your themes. If you are using a default theme, there is an admin option to extend the header with the language selector. Check the admin settings of the plugin for things to configure.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- language\_selector/default view to use in themes
- handles translation preferences for logged in (user preferences) AND non logged in users (cookies)
- incorporated autodetection of browser language (only for non logged in users)
- language selector display country codes or flags

Notes
-----

[](#notes)

- To add a language selector in a custom position, use `elgg_view('language_selector/default')`
- To display a language selector with a dropdown, use `elgg_view('language_selector/dropdown')`
- To add a custom language icon or replace an existing one, add an image file (svg, jpg, png, gif) in your plugin under `/views/default/language_selector/flags/$language_code.$ext`.

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance13

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3481d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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