WPML Multilingual CMS WordPress Plugin
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Comprehensive Multilingual Management for WordPress
WPML Multilingual CMS is an advanced website translation framework engineered for WordPress. It provides web developers, enterprise businesses, and content creators with the precise infrastructure required to run multi-language digital platforms from a single WordPress installation. Unlike simple automated translation scripts, this architecture maps localized database entries natively, maintaining proper canonical hierarchies and relationships across languages. It handles everything from individual blog posts to intricate e-commerce catalogs, ensuring that international audiences experience a fully native presentation of your brand online.
Latest Version 4.9.2 Changes
WPML Multilingual CMS version 4.9.2 was officially released on March 2, 2026. This maintenance update focuses on addressing specific bugs, including missing custom fields during translation processes and a layout issue where Full Site Editing templates failed to map properly onto translated versions of pages.
- Released on: March 2, 2026.
- Fixed an issue with missing custom fields in translations.
- Fixed an issue where Full Site Editing templates were not applied to translated pages.
What It Does
The core functionality revolves around full-site translation management. It integrates automated AI translation vectors with manual translation controls, allowing administrators to route content dynamically based on organizational resource demands. The system intercepts the standard WordPress query process to deliver correct language versions of pages, taxomomies, templates, and dynamic strings based on user location, browser preferences, or manual switchers. It provides deep translation control over hidden string variables, meta fields, structural navigation menus, and media attachment pathways, rendering a completely translated front-end workspace without breaking site design consistency.
Who It Is For
This software is tailored primarily for growing e-commerce businesses expanding into international markets, digital agencies managing corporate multilingual portfolios, and international publishers distributing localized editorial content. It is built for developers who need robust API access and absolute template control, alongside marketing professionals demanding structured SEO optimization across localized country directories or subdomains.
Key Capabilities
- Flexible translation workflows combining automatic AI machine translation with professional external agency routing.
- Natives integration with major WordPress site builders including Elementor, Divi, and Avada for visual layouts.
- Complete string translation subsystem that scans plugins, themes, and admin interfaces for translatable text.
- Media localization framework enabling distinct image alt tags, titles, and unique graphic assets per language.
- Advanced custom fields (ACF) translation support to map complex back-end configurations seamlessly.
- Full Site Editing (FSE) template translation routing to maintain layout consistency for localized block templates.
Practical WordPress Use Cases
- Deploying global online stores where products, pricing formats, checkouts, and system transactional emails are localized per target market.
- Building corporate landing pages across targeted subdomains or unique country-code top-level domains managed from one dashboard.
- Translating internal membership directories or knowledge bases where user access levels and structural metadata must align across multiple language profiles.
- Converting technical document repositories containing extensive custom taxonomies and relational databases.
Setup and Compatibility Notes
Successful deployment requires adhering to recommended server execution limits, including sufficient PHP memory allocation, to support multi-language database operations smoothly. It works natively alongside popular performance setups such as Redis object caching and advanced web application firewalls. It supports clean integration with Gutenberg block directories and third-party SEO suites, automatically injecting localized sitemaps and proper hreflang alternate language attributes into template headers to assure accurate indexation across international search engines.
Reasons to Choose on WPPick
Utilizing this plugin via WPPick grants developers and digital administrators a clean, verified asset deployment pathway for multi-language testing and implementation. This access permits unrestricted configuration inside sandbox environments, thorough database verification, and clean site structuring prior to active production rollouts. It streamlines enterprise architectural planning without upfront licensing restrictions during development stages.
Latest Version Context
The system update focuses on stability and architectural refinement across localized structures. Specifically, this version resolves an issue where missing custom fields encountered errors during the active translation mapping process. Additionally, it rectifies a layout mapping flaw where Full Site Editing templates failed to render correctly across translated variations of system pages, ensuring structural and operational fidelity across all active languages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this plugin slow down website load times?
When properly paired with robust server hosting and active object caching like Redis, it runs highly optimized queries. Recent versions have refined frontend flag loading and optimized database queries to ensure minimal operational overhead.
Can I translate content using automatic machine translation?
Yes, the system features an integrated translation dashboard that supports automated AI translation processing alongside options for manual text input or direct routing to professional external translation bureaus.
How does it handle multilingual SEO requirements?
It automatically handles complex international SEO protocols, including structure formatting for independent language domains, subdirectories, proper hreflang attribute injection, and localized sitemap indexing mapping.
Are custom fields and e-commerce extensions supported?
Yes, it natively supports advanced custom field architectures and popular page builder frameworks, tracking complex metadata relationships to ensure all parts of the database map cleanly to their translated equivalents.
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- Fixed an issue with missing custom fields in translations.
- Fixed an issue where Full Site Editing templates were not applied to translated pages.
- Fixed an issue where automatic translation of content that uses Base64-encoded characters was blocked.
- Fixed a fatal error that occurred while viewing the post if a third-party plugin was using the user_has_cap hook.
- Fixed an issue with a wrong redirect when post and media had the same slug.
- Moved the “I just logged in secondary domain” option from the site migration banner to the WPML Troubleshooting section.
- Added the unresolved jobs notification the WPML’s section in the top admin bar.
- Added a simpler, one-click button for copying the WPML Debug log.
- Added opcache details to WPML’s debug log.
- Elementor: Added support for translating Nav Menu, Mega Menu, and Theme Builder templates widgets.
- Elementor: Added support for translating products in the loop grid.
- Elementor: Added support for translating links in atomic widgets.
- Divi 5: Added a rule to skip the Gutenberg cleanup process during media processing.
- Divi 5: Added a rule to skip the Gutenberg cleanup during Divi 5 migration.
- Divi 5: Added support for translating Divi Canvases.
- Added credit estimation when Translate Everything Automatically is enabled.
- Integrated the payment step when enabling Translate Everything Automatically if the site doesn’t have enough credits.
- Improved notifications when the site runs out of credits.
- Added a visible notification on the Translation Dashboard when the site has any debt that needs to be paid before proceeding.
- Enhanced credit summary for the selected job on the Translation Dashboard.
- Added estimated time on the Translation Dashboard for automatic translation jobs in progress.
- Added descriptive text to the tabs at the top of the WPML Translation Dashboard.
- Enhanced the mechanism to detect, manage and resolve stuck automatic translation jobs.
- Enhanced the job failure mechanism by adding a visible error feedback on the Translation Dashboard.
- Added a minor interface notice to encourage users to stay on the dashboard while jobs are being processed.
- Added a descriptive error message when translation services reject a batch job.
- Improved language switcher accessibility for better screen reader support and keyboard navigation.
- The Translation Jobs tab is now visible when automatic translation is enabled.
- Avada: Added support for translating dynamic images.
- Avada: Improved translation of Avada theme options which are now also translatable using WPML String Translation.
- Avada: Added support for translating form notifications.
- Avada: Added support for dynamic content in image alt and link attributes.
- Divi 4: Added support for translating custom text in dynamic attributes.
- Divi 5: Added a rule to flush WooCommerce product description cache when receiving translations.
- Divi 5: Fixed an issue with double language switcher displayed in the builder.
- Divi 5: Added support for translating dynamic content.
- Divi 5: Added support for translating section, row, and column background images.
- Divi 5: Added support for translating section, row, and column links.
- Divi 5: Fixed support for translating button links.
- Divi 5: Added support for translating global variables.
- Divi 5: Fixed the conversion of IDs when they are defined in the XML config global namespace.
- Elementor: Implemented a fix to avoid a fatal error that could happen when translating missing templates.
- Elementor: Fixed an issue with WooCommerce Products widget not displaying products in secondary languages.
- Elementor: Fixed an issue with translating template ID in the loop grid during AJAX calls.
- Elementor: Fixed a PHP 8+ fatal error that happened when using Display Conditions.
- Elementor: Fixed an issue with translation of the dynamic WooCommerce field product_id.
- Elementor: Added a feature that automatically configures and makes translatable custom widgets that lack a specific WPML configuration.
- Elementor: Added support for translating dynamic tags in email subject.
- Elementor: Added support for translating tablet and mobile versions of background images.
- Elementor: Added a mechanism to prevent hitting PCRE backtrack limit and fail gracefully.
- Elementor: Added support for translating media in atomic widgets (editor v4).
- Elementor: Added support for translating dynamic content in atomic widgets (editor v4).
- Cornerstone : Fixed an issue where content was overwritten when editing a translation with the Cornerstone editor.
- Beaver Themer: Added a mechanism to automatically translate conditional logic in layouts.
- Beaver Themer: Added a mechanism to automatically translate visibility logic in widgets.
- Page Builders: Fixed a warning message when updating a post with CLI/REST.
- Page Builders:Fixed an issue where translated text was being cut off after the ‘<’ character when using Classic Translation Editor or Translation Services.
- Page Builders: Fixed translation not marked as “needs update” when a post had a page builder package with no strings.
- WooCommerce: Added support for shortcode-based builder content in short product descriptions.
- Fixed an infinite recursion that could happen when translating taxonomy terms.
- Fixed an issue with translated media images not displaying in post content when Redis object cache is enabled.
- Fixed an issue with user admin language cache not being cleared when updating user profile, causing wrong language display when using Redis.
- Fixed an issue where BuddyPress Multilingual pages and profile data was served from stale cache across languages.
- Fixed an issue with WooCommerce Bookings: Datepicker calendar was not loading on translated products when Redis/object cache was enabled.
- Fixed an issue with Avada Forms missing from the dropdown until fusion_library cache is flushed.
- Fixed an issue that happened if the user profile changed from the site default language to a second language but the text and style in the admin area didn’t change to according to the new default language.
- Fixed an access issue where Guest users could view the translated post even if you change the status of a published translation post to another status.
- Fixed an issue where the term meta value set to “Copy” didn’t display when editing the translation term.
- Fixed an issue where the translation of the user meta field wouldn’t display if you switched to a secondary language.
- [WPML Page Builders] Fixed an issue where automatic translation review screen was not showing the updated contents when the String Translation plugin was activate.
- Fixed issues causing the sitekey to be disconnected and block access to Advanced Translation editor.
- Fixed multiple issues with incorrect wordcount estimates in the job summary on the Translation Dashboard.
- Added a notice to enable PHP zlib extension when it is not available in the server setup.
- Added lazy loading for language switcher flag images.
- Fixed multiple deprecated notices with PHP 8.3.
- Fixed an issue with incorrect post revision loaded on preview.
- Fixed an issue with recommended plugin not selected and installed during WPML Setup wizard.
- Fixed an issue with recommended glue plugin banner not displayed on the Translation Dashboard.
- Added visible error feedback when the AI translation step fails to load in the WPML wizard.
- Added Swahili language to the list of WPML default languages.
- Fixed a performance issue caused by a database query to save WPML admin notices executed on the frontend.
- Fixed excessive calls to update the “wpml_notices” option when user profile language is one of the secondary languages.
- Fixed an issue where links were not updated in translation file XLIFF after site migration.
- Fixed a fatal error affecting certain sites while updating to the latest WPML version.
- Fixed an issue with a product category link resulting in a 404 error when language as parameter is used with pretty permalinks.
- Added a check that hides the “Scan now and adjust links” section if there is nothing to fix.
- Added a check that skips translation of jobs which have Base 64 encoded texts.
- Fixed an issue where a translator with subscriber role was unable to review content for hidden languages while WooCommerce is active.
- Fixed an issue with the preferred Translation service Reset option.
- Fixed an issue where certain plugins were displayed as not installed on the WPML > Support page.
- Added support for translating meta information for SVG,AVIF and APNG image formats.
- Added the Advanced Translation Editor job ID to the list of automatic translation jobs on the WPML > Translation Dashboard > Translation Jobs page.
- Fixed an issue with the wrong date format for German translations.
- Fixed an issue with the WPML minimum requirements check that was caused by the CloudFlare WAF restriction.
- Fixed an issue where automatic internal link translation could fail when the site and home URL use different protocols.
- Fixed an issue with saving the legacy widget languages on the first attempt.
- Fixed a fatal error for jobs that have double quotes in the title.
- Fixed an issue with taxonomy term hierarchy not synced when translating child terms.
- Fixed an issue where translating the custom base slug could result in a 404 error.
- Fixed a minor performance issue when visiting WPML String translation page if the site has many users.
- Fixed a PHP 8+ fatal error that occurred when using Elementor Display Conditions.
- Fixed an issue with the Elementor WooCommerce Products widget not displaying products in secondary languages.
- Fixed an issue preventing language-specific theme options from saving when using custom admin URLs.
- Fixed an issue with orphan posts being created when automatic translation downloads fail.
- Fixed a caching issue when updating the front page via WP-CLI on Redis-enabled sites.
- Fixed a performance issue that could slow down sites with certain image formatting in content.
- Fixed an issue with translated text being cut off after the ‘<’ character when using Classic Translation Editor or Translation Services.
- Fixed various issues caused by the implementation of the new cache key (get_page_by_path).
- Fixed an issue with the broken “Overwrite existing content” button in the Block Editor.
- Fixed an issue where the Site Logo displayed as a default placeholder on sites using Elementor Pro.
- Fixed performance issues caused by a database query running on all frontend calls while pages in secondary languages are opened in multiple tabs.
- Improved how WPML communicates with sites that use strict Content Security Policy
- Fixed an issue where WPML Setup Wizard would get stuck on the AI Translation step due to missing "Display name" and "Email" fields for administrator
- Fixed an issue where WPML Setup Wizard would get stuck on the AI Translation step after site migration
- Fixed an issue where a site could remain inactive and credits couldn't be assigned to it from the WPML Account after re-registering the site key
- Fixed an issue with a redundant API request being sent from the site when there is no change in the performance monitoring settings (PostHog)
- Updated the bundled Axios JS library dependency to version 1.13.1
- Fixed performance issues caused by a database query running on all frontend calls while secondary language pages are opened in multiple tabs
- Improved the mechanism for sending translation jobs so it faster handles multiple jobs in many languages
- Optimized the performance of Author archive pages by adding a fast pre-check for the author's post count
- Fixed an issue where WPML setup could be blocked on servers configured with HTTP/2
- Fixed an issue where incorrect server configuration resulted in an invalid MIME type response, blocking the WPML setup.
- Fixed an issue when using Divi with WPML where the Divi > Dashboard screen appeared blank.
- Fixed an issue caused by third-party image optimization plugins incorrectly deleting source media items while removing translation.
- Improved the REST API check for minimum requirements to notify users when the server configuration blocks GET parameters.
- Fixed a fatal error triggered when translating pages with empty media meta texts
- Fixed an error on the WPML → Taxonomy translations page caused by asset caching not refreshing after updating WPML
- Fixed an issue where changing the Featured image in the original language and updating the post didn't update the image in its translations
- Improved performance of WPML media batch processing
- Renamed Translation Management to Translation Dashboard
- Integrated site context information for AI translation in the wizard and automatic translation settings
- Simplified Media Translation settings with smart detection for page builders and other content types
- Prevented media duplication by enabling on-demand duplication during translation
- Added a new troubleshooting option in WPML → Support → Troubleshooting to clean up old translation data and reduce the size of the *_icl_translate and *_icl_translation_status tables
- It is now allowed to have the same term slug in different languages
- Improved credit estimates for content selected for automatic translation from the Translation Dashboard
- Enhanced the warning when WPML does not meet the minimum requirements
- Improved the flow when translating content from different sources using the Advanced Translation Editor
- Enhanced the site migration flow to address credit assignment issues
- Improved frontend accessibility: added support for screen readers and focus management, and enhanced accessibility for forms and labels
- Translation jobs now also include the website's internal links
- Fixed a fatal error when decoding certain shortcode attributes with PHP 8
- Fixed an edge case where a translation could be overwritten with the original after changing its status to "Publish"
- [Gutenberg] Added support to translate overridden pattern fields
- [Gutenberg] Fixed an issue where the Page List block would display no results when a parent page is assigned
- [Gutenberg] You can now use the Advanced Translation Editor to translate texts associated with images that are embedded using shortcodes
- [Elementor] Fixed synchronization of Page Settings → Advanced → Custom CSS in translations that were done using a translation editor
- [Elementor] Fixed the translation of links in widgets
- [Elementor] Added support for path notation for repeater fields in the XML configuration file
- [Elementor] Fixed the translation of links in the Social Icons widget
- [Elementor] Fixed the builder UI language when editing translations
- [Essential Addons for Elementor] Added support for translating the pop-up reference conversion in the Team Member widget
- [Divi] Added a popup that inform users about potential overwriting when editing WPML-translated or WPML-created content using the front-end Divi editor
- [Divi] Fixed an issue with ID conversion in dynamic links
- [Uncode WPBakery] Fixed the translation of meta information in the Image widget
- Fixed an issue with receiving automatic translation jobs when object caching is enabled
- Fixed an issue with Elementor field_options translation when translated using the Classic Translation Editor
- Fixed an issue where the language switcher shortcode was disabled after being translated using the Classic Translation Editor
- Fixed an issue where a page was charged multiple times when using automatic translation
- Fixed a PHP warning that appeared when the admin language was not set to English
- Fixed an issue with translation jobs getting stuck in "Waiting for Translation" after automatic translation was triggered
- Fixed a PHP fatal error on saving translations related to PHP 8.3 when zend.max_allowed_stack_size is reached
- Fixed an issue where media custom fields were not available for translation
- Fixed mismatched locales for certain languages in WPML compared to WordPress
- Fixed incorrect media duplication triggered for non-attachment post types
STILL on 4.3.5 and getting a persistent PHP 8.1 warning when activating certain translation components. Can we PLEASE get the latest 4.8.1 version? It’s impacting our workflow! Current User Version: 4.3.5
Excellent work as always. Noticed 4.8.1 includes optimized string scanning which is a major win for performance. Running 4.6.1 right now—is the update process seamless for heavy content sites? Current User Version: 4.6.1
It’s pretty good overall. Had a tiny hiccup with a custom post type once, but support was quick. Still the best option out there for multilingual sites imo.
I’m struggling to get my custom post types (created with CPT UI) to translate properly. While the content itself translates, the permalinks are acting up, and I can’t seem to get the ACF fields to sync across languages consistently. Is there a specific configuration guide for complex custom post type setups or a known workaround for ACF field synchronization issues? I’m using the latest versions of everything.
Does what it says, no complaints. My site is fully translated now, pretty solid ngl.
Been using WPML for a while now for a few client sites. Always gets the job done, makes multi-language stuff so much simpler. 🔥
Having a major issue with WPML conflicting with my WooCommerce setup. Whenever I activate WPML, some product pages either show untranslated strings or completely break, displaying a critical error. I’ve tried disabling other plugins, but it seems to be specifically related to WPML and WooCommerce working together. Any insights or known fixes for this? It’s preventing me from launching my multilingual store.
Hello! I am currently running 4.5.0 on a large multisite installation with WP 6.5. Is version 4.8.1 fully stable with the latest core updates? Just being cautious before applying the major jump. Thanks for the continued development! Current User Version: 4.5.0
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