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WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss

WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss allows BuddyPress and BuddyBoss sites to run fully multilingual using the WPML plugin.

By Amir Helzer·I18n·Free
4.6(37 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 weeks ago
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As of April 2026, WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss is a WordPress i18n plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 37 reviews. It has been downloaded 159K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 31% this week. Top alternative: Loco Translate.

4.6/537 reviews
7.0K+active installs
159K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

The plugin allows building multilingual BuddyPress and BuddyBoss sites with WPML. It works with single-site or multi-site installations. Both the main site and child blogs can run multilingual.

Guest blogs can choose their language and create multilingual contents. Additionally, each guest can choose the admin language individually .

Requirements:

  • WPML 4.5.x or higher. You must enable ‘languages per directories’ or ‘languages per domain’.

Features

  • Adds language switching to all BuddyPress/BuddyBoss pages (Activity, Groups, Profile and Register page)
  • Allows to select the language when viewing user profiles
  • Keeps the language consistent when clicking on different links (by adding the language to links)
  • Allows to translate email notifications
  • Keeps the entire Buddy…
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Ratings & Reviews

4.637 reviews
5 ★
33
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3 ★
1
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1
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Recent Reviews

Love it!
by otraduccion·3 years ago

I love that now you can find the language switcher on pretty much all pages! Great update! Working smoothly.

Great plugin and easy to use!
by pmendiburu·3 years ago

Really great plugin that now adds also support for the BuddyBoss platform!
Thanks!

Nice!
by anoriell - Katarzyna Janoska·3 years ago

Thank you for making an email notifications translation possible! I needed that one 🙂

Latest release has so many improvements
by Lauren Jeffcoat·3 years ago

I’m so happy with the latest release of BuddyPress Multilingual, most importantly that it is now supporing the BuddyBoss platfform! Great job, keep the good updates coming.

The latest version has some awesome features
by Bigul Malayi·3 years ago

I really like the latest version of BuddyPress Multilingual. It includes a few great features like translating the email notifications and now we can keep the entire BuddyPress workflow in the current language.

Also, the language switcher has been added to all BuddyPress pages, including the Activity, Groups, Profile, and Register pages.

Download Trends

Today: 54Yesterday: 60This week: 441Period total: 30K

Compatibility

WordPress4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.2+ required

Version Adoption

v1.9
52.2%
v1.7
29.3%
v1.8
10.5%
v1.6
7.3%
v1.5
0.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

See the full changelog on wpml.org.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

jozikjozikDavid Garcia WatkinsDavid Garcia WatkinsPierre SylvestrePierre SylvestreAmir HelzerAmir Helzer
Plugin Info
Version
1.9.2
Last Updated
Mar 17, 2026
WP Requires
4.7+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.2+
Active Installs
7.0K+
Downloads
159K+
Added
Oct 5, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

i18nwpmlbuddybossbuddypressmultilingual

Developer

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Amir Helzer
9 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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