Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual vs Google Language Translator
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual v2.2.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Google Language Translator v7.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual ($) | Google Language Translator |
| Pros | Per-field translation modes for ACF field groups; Translates ACF strings, taxonomy fields and attachments; Integrates with WPML's translation editor and jobs | Language selector, widget and menu flags with no setup of translations; Machine translation covers a long list of languages; Simple shortcodes for placing the selector |
| Cons | Requires WPML core to be active; Field translation settings take time to set up correctly; Commercial add-on; its licence sits with WPML | Free use is limited to non-commercial purposes under the vendor terms; Free version gives no SEO benefit and does not keep translations; Indexing, URL translation and in-context editing need a paid plan |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | — | Yes |
| Visual editor | — | Paid |
| SEO-friendly URLs | — | Paid |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| Languages limit | — | 104 |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Translation mode per field group ($), Locks custom post type translation settings ($), Translatable taxonomy fields ($), Translatable attachment fields ($), Repeater field handling for translations ($), ACF strings sent to WPML string translation ($), Translation editor job filter for ACF fields ($) | Floating language selector loaded from the vendor CDN, Language selector widget, Shortcodes for the translator and language menu, Language flags in navigation menus, Shortcodes run inside text widgets, Search engine indexing of translated pages ($), Translated URL slugs ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WPML ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($) | — |
| Other | — | GTranslate translation service, Intercom support chat |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.5 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | cdn.gtranslate.net, widget.intercom.io |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |