Relevanssi vs xili-language
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| Feature | Relevanssi v4.28.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | xili-language v2.21.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 600+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | April 2, 2025 |
| Editions | Relevanssi · Relevanssi Premium ($) | xili-language |
| Pros | Relevance-sorted results with partial-word matching; Compatibility modules for WooCommerce, Polylang, WPML and ACF; Search log and did-you-mean suggestions | Free, GPLv2, no paid edition in the code; Language per post and page, with the theme .mo file switched to match; Language prefix in permalinks; Language list, recent posts and categories widgets |
| Cons | Index tables can need hundreds of megabytes of database space; Some advanced features are only in Relevanssi Premium; Search log stores what visitors search for, which may need a privacy notice | Readme says it is not compatible with PHP 8 or later; Translations are edited outside the plugin (poEdit or xili-dictionary); Needs a translation-ready theme |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | — | No |
| Visual editor | — | No |
| SEO-friendly URLs | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Relevance-sorted search results, Custom search index table, Stop word list, Search log with optional IP recording, Did you mean block, Relevanssi admin menu with settings, Hooks into Premium-only features when installed ($) | Language assigned to each post and page, Theme .mo file switched by post language, Language prefix in permalinks, Navigation menus per language, Author rules settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields | bbPress, Polylang |
| Other | — | translate.wordpress.org |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 4.3.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 7.4.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 4.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | translate.wordpress.org |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |