Polylang — WordPress Translation Plugin
by Chouby · WordPress.org page · Website
Polylang has 800,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 28,576,140 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 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Polylang at a glance
Is Polylang well maintained?
Polylang reviews and ratings
2,984 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
2,984 reviews
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2,659
- 4★
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106
- 3★
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43
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37
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139
Where Polylang ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Polylang appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Translation Plugins | #3 by tag, #19 in search | #7 | – |
| Best RSS Feed Plugins | #21 in search, not tagged | #44 | – |
Polylang alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Polylang.
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Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900,000+ installs · 4.9 -
WP Multilang 10,000+ installs · 4.3 -
Loco Translate 1 million+ installs · 4.8 -
TranslatePress 400,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Multilingual Contact Form 7 with Polylang 9,000+ installs · 4.9
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Polylang vs Translate WordPress with GTranslate
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Polylang vs Loco Translate
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Polylang vs Multilingual Contact Form 7 with Polylang
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Polylang vs TranslatePress
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Polylang vs Translate WordPress with Weglot
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Polylang vs WP Multilang
Details
Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- language
- localization
- multilingual
- translate
- translation
More from Chouby
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WPML to Polylang 5,000+ installs
- Version
- 3.8.7
- Last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First published
- Sep 22, 2011
- Requires WordPress
- 6.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Polylang FAQ
How many active installs does Polylang have?
WordPress.org reports 800,000+ active installs for Polylang as of September 7, 2026.
Is Polylang still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 17, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Polylang have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 12 recent support threads for Polylang are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Polylang free?
Polylang is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Polylang rank among Translation Plugins?
Polylang is #7 in the WordPress.org "multilingual" ranking as of today.