Best manual translation plugins for WordPress
The most popular manual translation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GTranslate Visual Addon leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Brande Simple Translation (fewer than 10) and TranslateCraft (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “manual translation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 manual translation plugins
- 1.
GTranslate Visual AddonThe most installed manual translation plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Brande Simple TranslationFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
TranslateCraftFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 3 plugins tagged “manual translation”
GTranslate Visual Addon
Up in the last 7 days:140#9,413by tuwebmaster15 days ago
Fix wrong or missing GTranslate translations with a visual editor. Click text on your site and add manual translation overrides.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Brande Simple Translation
Up in the last 7 days:20,145#52,896by brandewp1 month ago
Free WordPress translation plugin for multilingual sites with manual translations, clean language URLs, hreflang and a language switcher.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TranslateCraft
#74,086by 6amtech8 months ago
TranslateCraft helps websites expand reach by managing localized content, so visitors browse in the language they understand best.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day