by Tim W 4.8 (452 reviews)

Loco Translate

Name: Loco Translate
Rating: 4.8 (452 reviews)
Author: Tim W

Translate WordPress plugins and themes directly in your browser. Versatile PO file editor with integrated AI translation providers.

Loco Translate ranks #36 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000,000+ active installations, is #1 of 748 in the Language Tools category, a 4.8/5 rating from 452 reviews, and was last updated Aug 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v2.8.8 Current Version v2.8.8

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 01 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1 of 748 in Language Tools Top 1% by installs Downloads -29.8% this week

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#36

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Active Installs

1M+

-45.6%

KW Avg Position

2.4

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Downloads

34.6M

+4,773 today

Support Resolved

43%

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (452 reviews)

Next Milestone 2M

Total Progress 82.1%

1M+ 2M+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

452 reviews

Overall 96%

423 (94%)

5 (1%)

4 (1%)

16 (4%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

43%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

8 known vulnerabilities on record · 4 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Aug 15, 2026

Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.8.8

CVE-2026-15066 · Fixed in v2.8.8
Jul 15, 2026

Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.8.6

CVE-2026-15005 · Fixed in v2.8.6
May 4, 2026

Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.8.3

CVE-2026-1921 · Fixed in v2.8.3
Mar 30, 2026

Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.8.3

CVE-2026-4146 · Fixed in v2.8.3
Jun 21, 2024

Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.6.10

CVE-2024-37236 · Fixed in v2.6.10
Mar 22, 2022

Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.6.1

CVE-2022-0765 · Fixed in v2.6.1
Oct 11, 2021

Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.5.4

CVE-2021-24721 · Fixed in v2.5.4
Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.2.2

Fixed in v2.2.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.8.8
Last Updated: Aug 01, 2026
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Tim W

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 452
Support Threads: 7
Resolved: 43%

Keywords

i18n l10n language multilingual translation

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TL;DR

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Loco Translate is for WordPress theme and plugin developers and site owners who need to translate their software. It provides an in-browser PO file editor with integrated AI translation services and Gettext tools for extracting and managing localization files.

Built-in translation editor
Integration with DeepL, Google, Lecto, Microsoft, OpenAI
Extraction of translatable strings
Native MO file compilation
JSON (Jed) file compilation
PO source view with references
Protected language directory
Configurable PO file backups

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Loco Translate

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If you have a problem using Loco Translate, please try our help pages. There's a lot of information there to help you understand how it works and the most common pitfalls to avoid. To report a bug please start a new topic in the support forum, but please check the FAQs for similar issues first. If you decide to submit a bug report please post enough relevant detail for us to reproduce your issue.

We don't collect your data or track you. See the plugin privacy notice.