Performant Translations — WordPress Translation Plugin
by Pascal Birchler · WordPress.org page · Website
Performant Translations has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 216,998 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Performant Translations at a glance
Is Performant Translations well maintained?
Performant Translations reviews and ratings
16 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Great Plugin!
Very helpful! Easy to access and accurate.
Ahmad Zia Zahedi -
Speedy help!
Works great. Assisted with the issues, and it's easy to use.
Abdullah Aldeghaim -
This plugin saved me hundreds of dollars
What this plugin does is amazing! There were some issues that made my website slow. The website achieved a mobile page speed of 52. Blocked display for more than 10 seconds. I don't have the technical knowledge to fix this in the code. This would have cost me around $600. I found this plugin and all errors were removed from the website with one click. I am incredibly happy with the result. And that with a free plugin! I knew it should be possible. Because I am so happy, I take the paid subscription! Thank you very much!
magneetjeswinkel -
You feel the difference
Browsing the dashboard feels instant snappier, even if your hosting is already fast and performant - it still makes a difference!
Jeroen Rotty -
Cool
I've got a multi language site (with WPML) that has a huge performance problem. I was not able to figure out what is actually causing the performance problem, the main problem probably has nothing to do with i18n, this plugin still helps cause it significantely speeds up the translations, leaving the only bottleneck to be the unknown problem. Many thanks for your efforts!
Benedikt Ledl -
Faster wp-admin
I tried this plugin on a couple of websites and I believe it makes my admin user experience a bit faster. Cached front end is fast as ever. It works great with Polylang, WooCommerce and Loco Translate. I like where this is going and I hope it gets implemented into the WP Core soon. Update:Duplicator (Pro) throws a runtime error when trying to make a backup while this plugin is activated. Temporarily disabling it solves the issue.
juregolob
Where Performant Translations ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Performant Translations appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Translation Plugins | #13 by tag, not in search | #39 | – |
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Details
Making internationalization/localization in WordPress faster than ever before.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Performant Translations competes in
Tags
- i18n
- internationalization
- localization
- performance
- translation
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- Version
- 1.2.0
- Last updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- First published
- Aug 29, 2023
- Requires WordPress
- 6.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free, community plugin
Performant Translations FAQ
How many active installs does Performant Translations have?
WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Performant Translations as of September 7, 2026.
Is Performant Translations still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Performant Translations have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Performant Translations are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Performant Translations free?
Performant Translations is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.
Where does Performant Translations rank among Translation Plugins?
Performant Translations is #39 in the WordPress.org Translation Plugins ranking.