Multilingual Press vs Relevanssi
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| Feature | Multilingual Press v2.11.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | Relevanssi v4.28.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | MultilingualPress · MultilingualPress Pro ($) | Relevanssi · Relevanssi Premium ($) |
| Pros | Each language runs as its own site with its own URLs; Translations linked from the original post editor; Automatic hreflang output for search engines | Relevance-sorted results with partial-word matching; Compatibility modules for WooCommerce, Polylang, WPML and ACF; Search log and did-you-mean suggestions |
| Cons | Requires WordPress multisite; Version 2 is announced as retired; version 4 is the successor; Does not translate content for you | Index tables can need hundreds of megabytes of database space; Some advanced features are only in Relevanssi Premium; Search log stores what visitors search for, which may need a privacy notice |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | No | — |
| Visual editor | No | — |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Yes | — |
| WooCommerce | No | — |
| Languages limit | 174 editable | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Unlimited site relationships in the site manager, Language manager with editable languages, Edit translations from the original post editor, Language switcher widget and nav menu links, Automatic hreflang output, Custom post type support, Duplicate a site as a template for a new language, Pro version hooks and licence status ($) | Relevance-sorted search results, Custom search index table, Stop word list, Search log with optional IP recording, Did you mean block, Relevanssi admin menu with settings, Hooks into Premium-only features when installed ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 5.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |