WordPress plugin comparison

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 vs WPML Translate Shortcode

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

by Weglot Translate Team

50K+ installs4.8

WPML Translate Shortcode

by Mirco Babini

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for WPML Translate Shortcode.
On a typical day, Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is downloaded about 674 times, WPML Translate Shortcode about 4.
WPML Translate Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.8 from 1,941 reviews.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Mar 4, 2016 for WPML Translate Shortcode.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for WPML Translate Shortcode.
WPML Translate Shortcode 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	Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0	WPML Translate Shortcode
Popular rank	#726	#16,520
Active installs	50K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	48K	52
Rating	4.8(1.9K)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×1.37	×0.00
Last release	25 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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