WordPress plugin comparison

Multilingual Template Hierarchy vs WP Multilang

Multilingual Template Hierarchy

by bartdag-resulto

20+ installs5.0

WP Multilang

by Magazine3

10K+ installs4.3

At a glance

WP Multilang has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Multilingual Template Hierarchy.
On a typical day, WP Multilang is downloaded about 151 times, Multilingual Template Hierarchy about 1.
Multilingual Template Hierarchy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 100 reviews.
WP Multilang was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Jan 20, 2016 for Multilingual Template Hierarchy.
WP Multilang is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Multilingual Template Hierarchy.
Multilingual Template Hierarchy has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for WP Multilang.

WP Multilang leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Multilingual Template Hierarchy	WP Multilang
Popular rank	#25,675	#1,952
Active installs	20+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	6.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.3(100)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.81
Last release	10 years ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.20

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