by Pascal Birchler 4.9 (16 reviews)

Performant Translations

Name: Performant Translations
Rating: 4.9 (16 reviews)
Author: Pascal Birchler

Making internationalization/localization in WordPress faster than ever before.

Performant Translations ranks #923 among WordPress.org plugins with 30,000+ active installations, is #23 of 833 in the Language Tools category, a 4.9/5 rating from 16 reviews, and was last updated Aug 18, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.2.0 Current Version v1.2.0

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 18 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#23 of 833 in Language Tools Top 5% by installs

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30K+

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Downloads

227.4K

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98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (16 reviews)

Next Milestone 40K

Total Progress 94%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.0
Last Updated: Aug 18, 2026
Requires WP: 6.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Pascal Birchler

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 16
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and developers using plugins whose translation files aren't downloaded from WordPress.org, such as custom or commercial plugins. It converts .mo translation files to .php files using a faster format introduced in WordPress 6.5, reducing the performance overhead of localization.

Converts .mo files to .php
Speeds up localized site loading
Supports non-WordPress.org translation files
Optimizes translations for commercial plugins

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Performant Translations

By converting .mo files to .php files, the translations can be parsed much faster. Plus, .php files can be stored in the so-called OPcache, which provides an additional speed boost.

While the plugin is mostly considered to be a beta testing plugin, it has been tested and established to a degree where it should be okay to use in production. Still, as with every plugin, you are doing so at your own risk.

Yes. This plugin has been tested with common multilingual plugins, such as WPML, Weglot, TranslatePress, MultilingualPress, and Polylang. If you still encounter issues, please let us know.

No. Once the plugin is activated, it just works, and you should see speed improvements right away. If you run into issues, please open a new support topic.

Yes. Once you deactivate and uninstall the plugin, all .php files generated by it will be removed from the server.

Contributions are always welcome! Learn more about how to get involved in the Core Performance Team Handbook.

If you have suggestions or requests for new features, you can submit them as an issue on the GitHub repository. If you need help with troubleshooting or have a question about the plugin, please create a new topic on our support forum.

To report a security issue, please visit the WordPress HackerOne program.