Best Language WordPress Plugins (September 2026)

Best Language Plugins for WordPress
Rank	Plugin	Active installs	Rating	Updated	Health
1	Loco Translate Translate WordPress plugins and themes directly in your browser. Versatile PO file editor… by Tim W	1M+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (453)	2 months ago	73
2	Translate WordPress with GTranslate Translate WordPress with Google Translate multilanguage plugin using AI translation… by edo888	900K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (5K)	2 weeks ago	97
3	Polylang Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as… by Chouby	800K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3K)	3 weeks ago	85
4	Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator Translate WordPress with Google Language Translator multilanguage plugin which allows to… by edo888	100K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (619)	2 weeks ago	95
5	Bogo A straight-forward multilingual plugin. No more double-digit custom DB tables or hidden… by Rock Lobster Inc.	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (48)	1 month ago	81
6	Multilingual Contact Form 7 with Polylang Enables string translation and use of the same forms in different languages of Contact Form… by Andreas Münch	9K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (17)	8 months ago	56
7	Hreflang Manager The Hreflang Manager plugin provides you an easy and reliable method to implement hreflang… by DAEXT	8K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (9)	2 weeks ago	87
8	WPBakery Visual Composer & qTranslate-X Enables multilingual framework for plugin "WPBakery Visual Composer". by John Clause	7K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2 (11)	9 years ago	34
9	Admin Locale This plugin allows you to change the language of the admin panel without changing the whole… by Louy Alakkad	6K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3)	14 years ago	36
10	Language Fallback Set a language as a fallback for the chosen language (e.g. "Deutsch" as a fallback for… by Bernhard Kau	5K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (23)	2 weeks ago	88
11	Multisite Language Switcher A simple, powerful and easy-to-use plugin that will help you to manage multilingual content… by Dennis Ploetner	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (99)	2 weeks ago	76
12	Flag Icons Flags Icons Language Switcher. by Vasilis Triantafyllou	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (20)	4 years ago	45
13	Preferred Languages Choose languages for displaying WordPress in, in order of preference. by Pascal Birchler	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (18)	1 month ago	79
14	Disable Login Language Switcher Removes the language dropdown from the login screen. by Dominik Schilling	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5)	4 years ago	39
15	Language Switcher Add a Language Switcher to Menus, Post Types and Taxonomies. by rafasashi	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (7)	1 year ago	44
16	WPML Shortcodes Adds shortcodes to the WPML environment, like wpml__, wpml_e and more. Makes WP full WPML… by Mirco Babini	800+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5)	11 years ago	39
17	Sublanguage Sublanguage is a lightweight multilanguage plugin for wordpress. by maximeschoeni	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (31)	10 months ago	51
18	xili-language xili-language lets you create and manage multilingual WP site in several languages with… by Michel - xiligroup dev	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (14)	1 year ago	38
19	AF Translate AI-powered PO editor & POT generator. Translate WordPress plugins, themes & JS scripts… by AF themes	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	4 weeks ago	70
20	IP Locator Country and language IP-based detection for WordPress. Fast, reliable, plug & play. by Pierre Lannoy	500+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	1 month ago	73
21	GPTranslate Featured by WPTuts. Native AI Translation Agent that automatically translates your site… by JExtensions Store	500+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (31)	2 days ago	91
22	Simple Learn Japanese Quiz Use this simple 'learn Japanese' plugin for your travel website or language school website. by tourhand	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	4 years ago	26
23	WP Slug Post Type Custom Language (Polylang) Change your internal URLs (Slug) of your custom Post Type to the desired language of the… by carlosramosweb	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (6)	4 years ago	35
24	Per Post Language This plugin allows the user to set the blog language per post or page while having a… by Fahad Alduraibi	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (9)	10 years ago	38
25	Theme Blvd WPML Bridge This plugin adds additional WPML compatibility for Theme Blvd themes. by Jason	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	13 years ago	41
26	R3DF Dashboard Language Switcher This plugin allows logged in users to select the language they would like to use when… by Rick Radko	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (9)	11 years ago	34
27	Advanced Custom Fields: WPML Language Selector Field Custom field addon for Advanced Custom Fields plugin which provides a list of used WPML… by Ivan Paulin	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	11 years ago	25
28	Simple Language Switcher A simple and lightweight plugin that displays a customizable language switcher. by matthewbe	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	13 years ago	32
29	HTML Global lang Attribute This plugin slice the language attribute for HTML tag, For example: lang="en-US" to… by Alex Zappa	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	4 years ago	32
30	WPCasa Polylang Add support for Polylang to manage WPCasa property data in multiple languages. by WPSight	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	1 month ago	64

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

25 Update freshness
20 Works with the latest WordPress
25 Rating, weighted by review count
15 Support threads resolved
15 Active installs

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FAQ

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Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026

What is the most popular language plugin for WordPress?

Loco Translate is the most popular language plugin with 1M+ active installs and a 4.8/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many language plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 140 plugins tagged “language” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which language plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, GPTranslate – Multilingual AI Translation Agent for WordPress: Translate Your Site with AI has the highest rating at 5/5 from 31 reviews.

Are these language plugins actively maintained?

8 of the top 30 language plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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