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Best Free WPML & Polylang Plugins

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · WPML & Polylang

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for translated sites comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. TranslatePress Best overall 92/100
  2. 2. Translate WordPress with Weglot 88/100
  3. 3. No Category Base 87/100
  4. 4. Polylang 86/100
  5. 5. Export All URLs 86/100
  6. 6. WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 85/100
  7. 7. AI Translation For TranslatePress 85/100
  8. 8. My Agile Privacy® 84/100
  9. 9. WPML to Polylang 84/100
  10. 10. Polylang Duplicate Content Addon 83/100
  11. 11. WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss 83/100
  12. 12. Simple Yearly Archive 83/100
  13. 13. Connect Polylang for Elementor 82/100
  14. 14. Content Aware Sidebars 82/100
  15. 15. Restrict User Access 82/100
1 TranslatePress
Best overall Free by Cozmoslabs

TranslatePress

Translate your site visually, directly from the front-end. Go multilingual in minutes using automatic AI translation. Works with any theme or plugin.

4.7★
from 1,653 ratings
400k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
92

WPScore

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2 Translate WordPress with Weglot
Free by Weglot Translate Team

Translate WordPress with Weglot

Translate WordPress sites with automatic AI translation into 110+ languages. Multilingual SEO, WooCommerce compatible, 110k+ sites.

4.8★
from 1,933 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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3 No Category Base
Free by DigitalME

No Category Base

This plugin removes the mandatory 'Category Base' from your category permalinks. It's compatible with WPML.

4.5★
from 34 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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4 Polylang
Free by Chouby

Polylang

Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once.

4.7★
from 2,983 ratings
800k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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5 Export All URLs
Free by Atlas Gondal

Export All URLs

Export post, page and custom post type data to CSV or JSON, and snapshot your site to detect added, removed or changed content.

4.6★
from 94 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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8 My Agile Privacy®
Free by Formula Agile

My Agile Privacy®

Effortlessly set up cookie notices and privacy policies. Avoid fines by staying compliant with GDPR, nFADP, PIPEDA, LGPD, CCPA/CPRA and 19 more.

5★
from 19 ratings
7k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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12 Simple Yearly Archive
Free by wpseek

Simple Yearly Archive

Simple Yearly Archive is a rather neat and simple Wordpress plugin that allows you to display your archives in a year-based list.

4.7★
from 30 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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14 Content Aware Sidebars
Free by Joachim Jensen

Content Aware Sidebars

Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!

4.9★
from 724 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
82

WPScore

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15 Restrict User Access
Free by Joachim Jensen

Restrict User Access

Create Access Levels and restrict any post, page, category, etc. Supports bbPress, BuddyPress, WooCommerce, WPML, and more.

4.3★
from 94 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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