WordPress plugin comparison

Language Downloader vs Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

Language Downloader

by Brandon Kraft

10+ installs5.0

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

by Weglot Translate Team

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for Language Downloader.
On a typical day, Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is downloaded about 627 times, Language Downloader about 1.
Language Downloader is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,941 reviews.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Oct 10, 2023 for Language Downloader.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Language Downloader.
Language Downloader has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0.

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Language Downloader	Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0
Popular rank	#47,738	#726
Active installs	10+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	48.2K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.37
Last release	3 years ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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