WordPress plugin comparison

Phrase Strings vs Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

Phrase Strings

by Phrase

20+ 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 20+ for Phrase Strings.
On a typical day, Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is downloaded about 674 times, Phrase Strings about 2.
Phrase Strings is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 1,941 reviews.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Mar 23, 2023 for Phrase Strings.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Phrase Strings.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Phrase Strings.

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

Metric	Phrase Strings	Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0
Popular rank	#28,208	#726
Active installs	20+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	48K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.37
Last release	3 years ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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