WPML
WPML lets users run a multilingual website from one WordPress installation and translate more than 2,500 language pairs.
What WPML is
WPML lets users run a multilingual website from one WordPress installation and translate more than 2,500 language pairs. It supports posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, menus, strings, and media. Content can be translated by the user, assigned to a team, processed with WPML AI translation, or sent to a professional translation service. Translation memory, glossary tools, document translation, website translation, and API access are included. A WooCommerce add-on translates store content and supports multiple currencies with localized payment gateways. Language-specific URLs, translated slugs, SEO metadata, and titles are supported, with integrations for popular SEO plugins. Compatibility is listed for WordPress 4.7 and above, alongside directories of compatible themes and plugins. Plans are paid: Multilingual Blog is €39.00 per month, CMS €99.00 per month, and Agency €199.00 per month, each billed with support and updates for one year.
Good
- Translates websites and documents
- Supports more than 2,500 language pairs
- Includes translation memory and glossary tools
- WooCommerce multilingual store support
- 24/7 support in 14 languages
Watch out
- No free plan
- No free trial
- Renewal is needed for new versions
- Plans are paid monthly
Who it suits
WPML is suited to businesses and web agencies building multilingual WordPress sites. The Agency plan targets agencies managing many sites.
Verdict
WPML provides broad WordPress translation coverage, including WooCommerce, SEO elements, translation memory, and API access. Its three plans scale from one production site to unlimited agency sites.
Plans and prices
From WPML's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Multilingual Blog | €39 a year | 1 production site · 3 development sites · Standard translation controls unlimited · Advanced Translation Editor not included · AI translation not included · String Translation not included · WooCommerce support not included · Includes support and updates for one year. |
| Multilingual CMS | €99 a year | 3 production sites · 9 development sites · 22,500 AI translation words included · Advanced Translation Editor, String Translation, Translation Management, page builders, menus, WooCommerce, and Full Site Editing included · Includes support and updates for one year. |
| Multilingual Agency | €199 a year | Unlimited websites · 45,000 AI translation words included · Advanced Translation Editor, String Translation, Translation Management, page builders, menus, WooCommerce, and Full Site Editing included · Includes support and updates for one year. |
The facts
Each one read from WPML's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audience
- WPML describes its plans as serving businesses and web agencies building multilingual WordPress sites, with the Agency plan intended for agencies building many sites.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- WPML says it is compatible with WordPress versions 4.7 and above and maintains directories of compatible themes and plugins.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Content coverage
- WPML supports translation of posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, menus, strings, and media.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Document translation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Glossary tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- WPML lists compatibility support for plugins including WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Ninja Forms, and Contact Form 7.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- OnTheGoSystems says it does not use submitted translation content to train AI models or permit others to use it for training on its behalf.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- WPML lets users run a multilingual site from a single WordPress installation and translate between 2,500+ language pairs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Renewal limit
- If an account is not renewed, WPML continues working and translations remain visible, but the customer cannot update to new versions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- WPML says it uses internal and external security audits, responds to issues immediately, and updates ahead of WordPress releases.checked 8 Oct 2026
- SEO
- WPML supports language-specific URL structures and translation of page slugs, SEO metadata, and titles, and integrates with popular SEO plugins.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- WPML support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in 14 languages for customers with an active account.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Translation memory
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Translation methods
- Users can translate content themselves, assign it to their team, use WPML AI translation, or connect a professional translation service.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Website translation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- WooCommerce
- The WooCommerce add-on supports translating store content and selling in multiple currencies with localized payment gateways.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- OnTheGoSystems says it is the company behind WPML, is registered in Hong Kong, and began its journey in 2007.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Hong Kong, Chinachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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