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Language Fallback

v2.1.1
by Bernhard Kau · 4.8 (23 reviews)

Set a language as a fallback for the chosen language (e.g. "Deutsch" as a fallback for "Deutsch (Sie)")

5K+ active installs Updated Sep 13, 2026 Tested to 7.1.3 Requires PHP 5.6
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About Language Fallback

This plugin allows you to set a fallback language for your WordPress installation if the themes or plugins you are using do not have a translation file for your chosen language. It ensures that a translation file is always loaded, even if it's the default language. You can find more plugins on the WordPress Plugin page on the kau-boys.com blog.

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Changelog

2.0.1

  • Fix some minor Plugin Check issues
  • Increment Tested up to
  • Time invested for this release: 20min

2.0.0

  • Implement a solution for “_load_textdomain_just_in_time” function not loading the fallback “.mo” files
  • Time invested for this release: 150min

1.0.5

  • Increment Tested up to
  • Time invested for this release: 10min

1.0.4

  • Remove the languages folder and prepare the plugin for automated deployments
  • Time invested for this release: 10min

1.0.3

  • Implementing the fallback locales as an array
  • Time invested for this release: 10min

1.0.2

  • Bumping version number
  • Time invested for this release: 2min

1.0.1

  • Small bugfix for the filter
  • Time invested for this release: 15min

1.0.0

  • Initial release of the plugin
  • Time invested for this release: 200min

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