10 Best WPML to Polylang Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WPML to Polylang has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to WPML to Polylang
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Falang
Closest matchFalang multilanguage for WordPress
5.0 (112) 1,000+ active installsFalang is a WordPress multilingual plugin. Translate sites and WooCommerce content. Supports Google, Azure, DeepL and ChatGPT
Shares the bilingual, multilingual tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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4.6 (37) 6,000+ active installsWPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss allows BuddyPress and BuddyBoss sites to run fully multilingual using the WPML plugin.
Shares the multilingual, wpml tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.7 (124) 8,000+ active installsGiven that I am not using Wordpress these days and I haven't really been using WooPoly for a while. I am looking for maintainers to take over thi …
Shares the bilingual, multilingual, polylang tags on WordPress.org. About 1.6 times the installs, no update since February 16, 2021.
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AutoPoly – AI Translation For Polylang
4.5 (26) 5,000+ active installsAI Translation For Polylang simplifies your translation process by automatically translating all pages/posts content from one language to another.
Shares the polylang tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.8 (51) 100,000+ active installsConnect Polylang with Elementor: translated templates, language switcher widget, language visibility conditions and more
Shares the multilingual, polylang tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated December 31, 2025.
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4.5 (47) 10,000+ active installsA straight-forward multilingual plugin. No more double-digit custom DB tables or hidden HTML comments that could cause you headaches later on.
Shares the multilingual tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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Translate WordPress with Weglot – Multilingual AI Translation
4.8 (1,934) 50,000+ active installsTranslate WordPress sites with automatic AI translation into 110+ languages. Multilingual SEO, WooCommerce compatible, 110k+ sites.
Shares the multilingual tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 22, 2026.
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WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin
4.3 (100) 10,000+ active installsMultilingual plugin for WordPress. Go Multilingual in minutes with full WordPress support. Translate your site easily with this localization plugin.
Shares the multilingual tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names
4.5 (58) 40,000+ active installsConvert Cyrillic and Georgian URLs and file names to Latin. Works for all post types, pages, and terms. Custom characters, URL redirects & more.
Shares the multilingual tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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4.8 (69) 10,000+ active installsAuto-translate unlimited strings and characters using AI & Machine Translation tools without any external API Key!
Shares the multilingual tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
Switching from WPML to Polylang: common questions
What is the best alternative to WPML to Polylang?
Falang is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 1,000+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which WPML to Polylang alternative has the most users?
Connect Polylang for Elementor, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WPML to Polylang alternative is rated highest?
Falang, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 112 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WPML to Polylang alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with WPML to Polylang score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WPML to Polylang on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Falang is the closest match to WPML to Polylang by the data we track, and Connect Polylang for Elementor has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. WP Multilang shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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