TranslatePress - Multilingual vs WPML Media Translation
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| Feature | TranslatePress - Multilingual v3.3.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WPML Media Translation v3.1.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 400,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | — |
| Editions | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) | WPML Media Translation ($) |
| Pros | Visual front-end translation editor covering any page output; WooCommerce strings and order emails handled in the free version; Google Translate with your own API key works without a licence; Usage data only sent after opt-in | Separate images per language for posts and custom fields; Batch tool rewrites media URLs in existing content; Fits into WPML's existing translation editor and language settings |
| Cons | Only two languages (default plus one) without a paid licence; Translated URL slugs need the paid SEO Pack; AI translation and DeepL need a licence key | Needs WPML core installed and active; Sold as part of the WPML subscription, no free edition; Only helps sites that actually use per-language media |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Yes | No |
| Visual editor | Yes | No |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Yes | No |
| WooCommerce | Yes | No |
| Languages limit | 2 languages in free version | — |
| Free version | Yes | No |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Language switcher shortcode, block and menu items, Show content only for chosen languages, Translation memory suggestions, Glossary for machine translation, Search in translated content, Preferred user language for emails, Machine translation character limit and log, More than two languages (Multiple Languages add-on) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) | Per-language images in post content and featured images ($), Per-language images stored in custom fields ($), Batch rewrite of media URLs in existing content ($), Privacy policy text covering media translation ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | WPML ($) |
| Other | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1.0 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |