WPML to Polylang

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

With about 6,000 active installs, usage is modest but proportionate to the niche of WPML-to-Polylang migrations, which is inherently a one-time need for most sites.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was last updated on 4 November 2024 and is tested against WordPress 6.7.5, but the low PHP requirement of 5.6 signals it has not been aggressively modernized for current server environments.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100/100 from 20 reviewers is a strong signal, though the sample size is small enough that it should be read with some caution.

Support Health

8/15

There are zero support threads tracked, which likely reflects the small user base and the plugin's narrow scope rather than strong community engagement.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested up to WordPress 6.7.5 and requiring PHP 5.6+, compatibility is broad on the surface, but the legacy PHP floor and limited active maintenance reduce confidence in long-term fit.

Scores higher than 72% of indexed plugins

About

Import multilingual data from WPML into Polylang.

Active Installs 5k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-10 6:41am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.5+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

WPML to Polylang is a one-shot migration utility that imports multilingual content, translations, and language configuration from a site running WPML into a site running Polylang. Once the migration is complete, the plugin is no longer needed and can be removed. It exists to solve a single, narrow problem: switching multilingual plugins without losing existing translations.

Who It's For

This plugin is built for site owners or developers who have decided to move away from WPML and onto the free Polylang plugin, and who need to preserve their existing translated posts, pages, and language assignments rather than starting over. It suits anyone running a multilingual WordPress site who has grown frustrated with WPML's commercial licensing and wants a low-risk path to switch. The narrow install base of roughly 6,000 sites reflects that this is a transitional tool, not a permanent fixture.

Who Should Skip It

If you are happy with WPML or are starting a new multilingual site from scratch, this plugin is not relevant, since there is nothing to migrate. Anyone on Polylang already, or who only needs to add multilingual support to a new site, should look at alternatives like TranslatePress or GTranslate instead.

The Bottom Line

WPML to Polylang does one specific job and appears to do it well, earning a perfect rating from every reviewer who tried it. However, the overall quality score of 52.04/100 reflects weak maintenance signals, a tiny user base, and near-zero public support activity rather than any flaw in the plugin's core function. Use it confidently if you need the migration, but treat it as a temporary tool and test the import on a staging copy before running it in production.

Pick GTranslate if you want an automated, low-maintenance translation layer for a live site rather than a migration utility, with a much larger install base around 900,000.

TranslatePress - Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 93/100

Pick TranslatePress if you are starting a new multilingual site or want a visual, front-end translation workflow with AI-assisted translation and around 400,000 active installs.

Loco Translate 89/100

Pick Loco Translate if your real need is translating theme and plugin strings rather than migrating full multilingual content between WPML and Polylang.

Cyr-To-Lat 86/100

Pick Cyr-To-Lat if you need to transliterate Cyrillic slugs into Latin characters, a completely different multilingual problem than switching WPML to Polylang.

Widget Importer & Exporter 85/100

Pick Widget Importer & Exporter if you need to migrate widgets between sites, a separate kind of import/export task unrelated to multilingual content.