WPML to Polylang
Import multilingual data from WPML into Polylang.
5(20 reviews)
·6.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, WPML to Polylang is a WordPress wpml plugin with 6.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 20 reviews. It has been downloaded 152K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: WPML Widgets.
5/520 reviews
6.0K+active installs
152K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Features
- Imports languages and WPML options (when the same options exist in Polylang).
- Imports posts and terms languages as well as translations (including for custom post types and custom taxonomies).
- Imports multilingual nav menus.
- Imports strings translations.
- Does not delete WPML data.
Important
Although WPML data should not be corrupted, as Polylang data are created without deleting anything, make a database backup before proceeding.
How to proceed?
- De-activate WPML
- Activate Polylang or Polylang Pro and WPML to Polylang. Do not create any language with Polylang (they will be imported).
- Go to Tools -> WPML Importer.
- If all checks are passed, then you can click on ‘Import’.
- De-activate WPML to Polylang (You can even delete it).
- Setup a language switcher either as a wi…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Great, but just a little correction in process
by Den Gradel·3 years ago
Works great, but just a little correction in process: you have to remove WPML completely (google for that, that’s not so easy, that’s just about removing the plugin) once you imported everything to Polylang. Before WPML removal, my translation didn’t work on secondary language. But now everything is ok! Big thanks to developers!
Works great.
by Krzysztof Busłowicz·3 years ago
Thank you for the plugin. Migrated from WPML to Polylang with a few clicks.
Good plugin
by Elizaveta Chirva·3 years ago
I just came to say thanks for this awesome plugin)
Super
by leshaabr·5 years ago
Nice!
Time Saver
by samuelvictor·5 years ago
Very helpful plugin. Tried to move manually – spent an hour for average-sized website, found, that a bunch of details are still to set, and started from scratch with this plugin – did in 3 minutes, including downloading.
Download Trends
Today: 16Yesterday: 21This week: 113Period total: 11K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.6
79.9%
v0.4
9.3%
v0.5
5.7%
Other
5.1%
Top Alternatives to WPML to Polylang
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.6 (2023-08-10)
- Min Polylang version is now 3.4
- Fix deprecated notices with Polylang 3.4
- Fix infinite loop when processing objects without language with Polylang 3.4
Contributors
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