Title: Missing details about language detection method
Last modified: June 15, 2026

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# Missing details about language detection method

 *  Resolved [postcd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/postcd/)
 * (@postcd)
 * [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-details-about-language-detection-method/)
 * On a Add plugin page of WP, i click details of this plugin and inside the window
   i can see image of a language filtering option. It shows privacy policy link,
   but i am unable to see anywhere (without installing the plugin) how the language
   is detected, using any particular external service? Maybe it can be described
   near the “language” feature, possibly regarding privacy.

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 *  Plugin Author [Bernhard Kau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kau-boy/)
 * (@kau-boy)
 * [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-details-about-language-detection-method/#post-18939086)
 * The function is described here in the documentation: [https://antispambee.pluginkollektiv.org/documentation/#allow-comments-only-in-certain-language](https://antispambee.pluginkollektiv.org/documentation/#allow-comments-only-in-certain-language)
 * Antispam Bee uses a service called [franc](https://github.com/wooorm/franc). 
   This service runs for all users of Antispam Bee on our domain pluginkollektiv.
   org and since this can be privacy-related, the feature is not active by default
   the documentation explains that.
 * We are currently reworking some parts of the code that would make the URL to 
   the franc API filterable, so you would be able to run your own instance of franc
   on your infrastructure to not send the data to an external service (our server).
 *  Thread Starter [postcd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/postcd/)
 * (@postcd)
 * [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-details-about-language-detection-method/#post-18939091)
 * I can imagine it also takes some time to receive the analysis results and if 
   your service is offline, i assume the submission would proceed. It would still
   be good to mention in main description of a plugin, but no big deal.
 * I can imagine that the language matching can also be done locally using files
   containing common words for each language like:
   ” is “” are “” will “” good “

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 * Last activity: [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-details-about-language-detection-method/#post-18939091)
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