Is Polylang Safe?
Polylang — Nerq Trust Score 75.8/100 (B+ grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12
Polylang is a WordPress plugin with a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history. Last updated: 2026-04-12. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Polylang safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Polylang has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-04-12).
What is Polylang's trust score?
Polylang has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100, earning a B+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Polylang?
Polylang's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Polylang and who maintains it?
| Author | Chouby |
| Category | WordPress Plugins |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Polylang
What is Polylang?
Polylang is a WordPress plugin — Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once..
How to Verify Safety
Check WordPress.org for support response time, tested WP version. Cross-reference with WPScan.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=Polylang
Key Safety Concerns for WordPress plugin
When evaluating any WordPress plugin, watch for: known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility, plugin conflicts.
Measured Signals
Polylang has a Nerq Trust Score of 76/100 (B+). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Polylang has a Trust Score of 76/100 (B+).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 100/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 40/100 |
| Community | 35/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history.
What data does Polylang collect?
Polylang has a privacy score of 70/100. Review the documentation and privacy policy for data handling details.
Full analysis: Polylang Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Polylang secure?
Security score: 90/100 (0-100, higher = fewer measured security issues).
Nerq monitors this entity against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases for ongoing security assessment.
Full analysis: Polylang Security Report
How we calculated this score
Polylang's trust score of 75.8/100 (B+) is computed from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (100/100), popularity (100/100), quality (40/100), community (35/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on April 12, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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