xili-language
600+ active installs · Rated 3.9/5 · Updated April 2, 2025
A multilingual plugin that lets you manage several languages on a single WordPress installation, working with themes designed for translation. It offers language-aware posts, pages, menus and widgets, and is geared towards users building content-managed sites who are comfortable with technical settings. It is free, with optional supporting extensions from the same developer.
Pros
- 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
- 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
Topics: Translation plugins
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