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Best localization plugins for WordPress

The most popular localization plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Polylang leads with 900K+ active installs, ahead of Performant Translations (30K+) and Bogo (10K+). All 137 plugins tagged “localization” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 localization plugins

  1. 1.
    Polylang

    The most installed localization plugin, with 900K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 3,004 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Performant Translations

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 16 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Bogo

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 48 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    WP Multilang

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 100 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  5. 5.
    Simple Admin Language Change

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 22 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  6. 6.
    WPGlobus

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 228 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  7. 7.
    Ray Enterprise Translation

    7K+ active installs. Rated 2.6 from 48 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  8. 8.
    Language Fallback

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 23 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  9. 9.
    Multisite Language Switcher

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 99 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  10. 10.
    Preferred Languages

    3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 18 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

All 137 plugins tagged “localization”