WordPress Directory

Best Multilingual WordPress Plugins

8 plugins · 3.4M combined installs · 4.7/5 avg rating

Multilingual plugins transform a single WordPress installation into a multi-language site, enabling content, menus, widgets, URLs, and SEO metadata to be managed and served in multiple languages. Unlike simple translation tools, multilingual frameworks like WPML and Polylang provide a complete language management infrastructure — including language switchers, hreflang tag generation for Google, separate SEO slugs per language, and integration with WooCommerce for multilingual storefronts. They are used by international businesses, global publishers, and government sites that need to maintain distinct editorial workflows for each language. These plugins typically support both manual human translation workflows and machine translation APIs for automating first-draft translations at scale.