by Chouby 4.7 (2,988 reviews)

Polylang

Name: Polylang
Rating: 4.7 (2988 reviews)
Author: Chouby

Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once.

Polylang ranks #74 among WordPress.org plugins with 800,000+ active installations, is #4 of 756 in the Language Tools category, a 4.7/5 rating from 2,988 reviews, and was last updated Sep 8, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.1

v3.8.9 Current Version v3.8.9

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 08 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#4 of 756 in Language Tools Top 1% by installs Downloads -86.2% this week Actively maintained

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#74

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Active Installs

800K+

-8.2%

KW Avg Position

5.4

1.8 better

Downloads

29.1M

+7,661 today

Support Resolved

11%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (2,988 reviews)

Next Milestone 900K

Total Progress 100%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

2,988 reviews

Overall 94%

2,663 (89%)

106 (4%)

43 (1%)

37 (1%)

139 (5%)

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Total Threads

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11%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Oct 28, 2025

Polylang [polylang] < 3.7.4

CVE-2025-64353 · Fixed in v3.7.4
Oct 28, 2025

Polylang [polylang] < 3.8.6

CVE-2026-65458 · Fixed in v3.8.6
Jan 16, 2019

Polylang [polylang] < 2.5.1

Fixed in v2.5.1
Jul 10, 2014

Polylang [polylang] < 1.5.2

CVE-2014-4855 · Fixed in v1.5.2
Polylang [polylang] < 2.5.1

Fixed in v2.5.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.8.9
Last Updated: Sep 08, 2026
Requires WP: 6.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Chouby

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 2,988
Support Threads: 19
Resolved: 11%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and site builders who need to publish content in multiple languages. It solves the problem of managing translated posts, pages, taxonomies, and menus by integrating multilingual functionality directly into WordPress's core taxonomy features.

Translate posts, pages, media
Translate categories and post tags
Translate custom post types and taxonomies
Language switcher in URL, subdomain, or domain
Automatic copy of categories and metas
Translate classic menus and widgets
Customizable language switcher blocks/widgets
Compatibility with Yoast SEO

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Polylang

First time users should read Polylang - Getting started, which explains the basics and includes a lot of screenshots. Read the documentation. It includes a FAQ and the documentation for developers. Search the community support forum. You will probably find your answers here. Read the sticky posts in the community support forum. If you still have a problem, open a new thread in the community support forum. Polylang Pro and Polylang for WooCommerce users have access to our premium support through helpdesk.

You need Polylang for WooCommerce, premium addon described above, which will make both plugins work together.

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Polylang plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin.