WordPress plugin comparison

Translate WordPress with GTranslate vs WPML Shortcodes

Translate WordPress with GTranslate

by edo888

900K+ installs4.9

WPML Shortcodes

by Mirco Babini

800+ installs5.0

At a glance

Translate WordPress with GTranslate has more active installs: 900K+, against 800+ for WPML Shortcodes.
On a typical day, Translate WordPress with GTranslate is downloaded about 7,833 times, WPML Shortcodes about 7.
WPML Shortcodes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.9 from 4,962 reviews.
Translate WordPress with GTranslate was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Mar 5, 2016 for WPML Shortcodes.
Translate WordPress with GTranslate is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for WPML Shortcodes.
Translate WordPress with GTranslate has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for WPML Shortcodes.

Translate WordPress with GTranslate leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Translate WordPress with GTranslate	WPML Shortcodes
Popular rank	#72	#7,328
Active installs	900K+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	417K	104
Rating	4.9(5K)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	96%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×5.19	×0.00
Last release	17 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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