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WPML vs Polylang vs WeLocale: WordPress Translation Plugin Showdown

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A comparison of three WordPress translation plugins: WPML ($39-$199/yr), Polylang (free/$99/yr Pro), and WeLocale (free plan + $19/mo). WPML is best for complex sites and agencies, Polylang for budget-conscious manual translation, and WeLocale for fast AI-powered automatic translation. Setup times range from under 30 minutes for WeLocale to 2-4 hours for WPML.

Meridian48 take
The comparison is published on WeLocale's blog, so take the AI-powered plugin's touted advantages with a grain of salt, but the pricing and feature breakdown is useful for site owners.
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