Polylang vs WPGlobus

With Polylang fully integrated to WordPress and using only its built-in core features (taxonomies), keep steady performances on your site and create a multilingual site featuring from just one extra language to 10 or more depending on your needs. There is no limit in the number of languages added and WordPress’ language packs are automatically downloaded when ready. Features Depending on the type of site you have built or are planning to build, a combination of plugins from the list below might be of interest. All plugins include a wizard allowing to setup them in just a few clicks. Polylang Polylang and Polylang Pro share the same core providing features such as: Translating posts, pages, media, categories, post tags, custom post types and taxonomies, RSS feeds; RTL scripts are supported. The language is either set by the language code in URL, or you can use a different sub-domain or domain per language. Automatic copy of categories, post tags and other metas when creating a new post or page translation. Translating classic menus and classic widgets. Also accessible with Site Editor Classic Features in block themes. Customizable language switchers available as blocks, classic widget or classic navigation menu item. Compatibility with Yoast SEO. Polylang Pro Helps optimizing the time spent translating your site with some very useful extra features such as: Better integration in the new Block Editor. Language options available in the widget block editor. Template parts translatable in the site editor (FSE). Duplicate and/or synchronize content across post translations. Improved compatibility with other plugins such as ACF Pro. Share the same URL slug for posts or terms across languages. Translate URL slugs for categories, author bases, custom post types and more… Machine translation with DeepL. Export and import of content in XLIFF format for outsourced professional translation. Access to a Premium Support for personalized assistance. Polylang for WooCommerce Add-on for the compatibility with WooCommerce which provides features such as: Translating WooCommerce pages (shop, check-out, cart, my account), product categories and global attribute terms directly in the WooCommerce interface. Translating WooCommerce e-mails and sending them to customers in their language. Products metadata synchronization. Compatibility with the native WooCommerce CSV import & export tool. Compatibility with popular plugins such as WooCommerce Subscriptions, Product Bundles, WooCommerce Bookings, Shipment Tracking and more. Ability to use the WooCommerce REST API (available with Polylang Pro). Access to a Premium Support for personalized assistance. Switching from WPML? WPML to Polylang allows migrating from WPML to Polylang in a few clicks. Credits Thanks a lot to all translators who help translating Polylang. Thanks a lot to Alex Lopez for the design of the logo. Most of the flags included with Polylang are coming from famfamfam and are public domain. Wherever third party code has been used, credit has been given in the code’s comments.

WPGlobus turns your WordPress site into a multilingual one. You choose the languages you want, and WPGlobus adds the fields where you enter your own translations – post and page titles, content, excerpts, categories, tags, and more. Free and Pro versions Free: WPGlobus – this plugin. The essential multilingual tools, free from WordPress.org. Pro: TIV Globus – the successor to WPGlobus Plus and WooCommerce WPGlobus. The complete multilingual tools, sold on the WooCommerce.com marketplace. WPGlobus allows you to: Enter translations for posts, pages, custom post types, categories, tags, menus, and widgets; Enter translations for the Site Title and Tagline; Enter multilingual SEO titles and meta descriptions – compatible with Yoast SEO (free version); Add one or several languages using custom combinations of country flags, locales, and language names; Give each language its own URL (example.com/, example.com/es/, example.com/fr/, and so on); Switch languages on the front-end with a drop-down menu extension and/or a customizable widget with various display options; Switch the admin interface language from the top bar. What is in the Pro version (TIV Globus)? Everything in the Free version, plus the ability to: Give each page a full translated address, including “slug” (/my-page/ becomes /fr/ma-page/, /es/mi-pagina/, and so on); Enter translations for WooCommerce products, categories, and attributes; Use popular page builders (Elementor, Avada, and more) in every language; …and much more. Get TIV Globus – the Pro version of WPGlobus. It replaces WPGlobus without losing your settings or translations, and works with or without WooCommerce. A free upgrade for our customers Already own WPGlobus Plus or WooCommerce WPGlobus? You can move to TIV Globus at no extra cost. This is a limited-time offer for existing customers. Claim your free upgrade Important Notes: please read first! These notes apply to both WPGlobus (free) and TIV Globus (Pro). NO AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION: The plugin does NOT translate texts automatically! You translate texts manually. IF YOU UNINSTALL, YOU MUST REMOVE THE EXTRA LANGUAGES: All translations are stored together in a special format: {:en}English{:}{:fr}French{:}{:es}Spanish{:}. If the plugin is not active, every language shows at once and your site becomes unreadable. Before you deactivate and uninstall, you must run the cleanup tool to remove all languages but one. See the details in the plugin’s settings. PAGE BUILDERS / COMPOSERS: Page-builder support is available only in TIV Globus (Pro). COOKIES: The plugin uses a browser cookie to remember your language preference. It stores only the language code (such as en or es) – no personal information. MULTISITE: The multisite mode (multiple virtual sites sharing a single WordPress installation) is not tested and not officially supported. It may still work, but use it at your own discretion. Compatibility with themes and plugins WPGlobus works with any theme or plugin that passes its text through the standard WordPress filters before displaying it – which covers the large majority of them. Some add-ons that render their own output (sliders, forms, page composers, and the like) are not always multilingual-ready. When you find an element that will not translate, please let its author know – the fix is usually small. We test against many popular themes and plugins and follow their updates as closely as we can. Since third-party code changes frequently, an occasional tweak on our side may be needed after an update. Permalinks WPGlobus needs “pretty” permalinks. Go to Settings -> Permalinks and pick any structure other than “Plain” (with no index.php in it) – URLs like example.com/?p=123 will not work. WooCommerce: set your store bases explicitly (for example, Shop Base /product/). If you leave them blank, WooCommerce may translate the base itself (e.g. /produkt/ for German), causing 404 errors.