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qTranslate X Cleanup and WPML Import

Allows a complete uninstall and cleanup of qTranslate X meta-tags or importing translations into WPML

By Amir Helzer·I18n·Free
3.5(26 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 2 months ago
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As of April 2026, qTranslate X Cleanup and WPML Import is a WordPress i18n plugin with 800 active installations and a 3.5/5 rating from 26 reviews. It has been downloaded 105K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Loco Translate.

3.5/526 reviews
800active installs
100%resolved
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

qTranslate X plugin was abandoned years ago, and we don’t actively maintain this migration plugin anymore.

This plugin can either cleanup the qTranslate X meta-HTML tags from your site and leave just one ‘clean’ language, or migrate all languages to WPML’s format.

Very important: This plugin will modify the entire content of your database. You must backup your database before attempting to use it.

For complete documentation, please refer to the qTranslate uninstall and WPML importer documentation.

qTranslate X uninstall and cleanup mode

Must-read: All the issues mentioned in the reviews are solved. We are happy to announce the reintroduction of the clean-up mode with plugin version 2.0

This mode is intended if you just want to keep one language in your site and y…

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Ratings & Reviews

3.526 reviews
5 ★
14
4 ★
2
3 ★
1
2 ★
0
1 ★
9

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.0.2

  • Add a security check to the cleanup process.
  • Fix importing posts when QTranslate language code is uppercase.
  • Fix importing posts with a title that is 3 characters long.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

David Garcia WatkinsDavid Garcia WatkinsPierre SylvestrePierre SylvestreAmir HelzerAmir Helzer
Plugin Info
Version
3.0.2
Last Updated
Jan 14, 2026
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
800
Downloads
105K+
Added
Feb 29, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

i18nwpmlqtranslateqtranslatexmultilingual

Developer

A
Amir Helzer
9 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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