Beyond the Core Plugin

While the WPML core plugin handles the main translation engine, a set of dedicated add-ons extends that coverage into every corner of a WordPress site — from admin-only text to third-party plugins that wouldn’t otherwise understand multiple languages.

Core Add-ons

String Translation picks up text that lives outside posts and pages — theme strings, plugin labels, widgets, and admin screens — so nothing on the front-end is left in a single language by accident.

Media Translation lets different languages show different images, letting visuals stay culturally and contextually relevant instead of reusing one static media library across every language.

Sticky Links keeps internal links intact even after permalinks or translations change, preventing broken links as a multilingual site evolves.

CMS Navigation adds simple functions for building breadcrumbs, dropdown menus, and sidebar navigation that behave correctly across languages.

WooCommerce and E-commerce

The WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency add-on translates products, variations, categories, store pages, and emails, while also enabling multiple currencies with localized pricing and payment options — turning a single store into a fully global one.

Forms, Fields, and Content Tools

Dedicated add-ons bring multilingual support to the most common form builders — including Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms, and WPForms — so submissions and confirmation messages display correctly in every language.

Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual extends translation into custom field content and labels, keeping ACF-powered layouts consistent across languages. WPML All Import and WPML Export and Import add multilingual awareness to bulk content migrations.

Search, Community, and Developer Tools

WPML ElasticPress extends Elasticsearch-powered search to cover every language on the site, while WPML GraphQL makes translated content queryable for headless and API-driven builds.

For community-driven sites, BuddyPress and BuddyBoss Multilingual support translating an entire community or splitting it into language-based sub-communities.

SEO and Marketing

WPML SEO keeps multilingual pages compatible with major SEO plugins, so metadata and search visibility stay consistent in every language. MailChimp Multilingual brings that same language awareness into email marketing campaigns.

Pick What the Project Needs

Because each add-on targets a specific plugin or feature, they can be installed selectively — only the tools a given site actually uses need to be added, keeping the setup lean while still covering every translated touchpoint.