WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss
by Amir Helzer · Multilingual
Also makes 9 other plugins · 107K+ installs across the portfolio →
WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss allows BuddyPress and BuddyBoss sites to run fully multilingual using the WPML plugin.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.6K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 86/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
88 health vs 67 average across 496 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 171.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Multilingual plugin keeps 0.8%, across 280 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Multilingual plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 37 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| buddyboss your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| buddypress your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| multilingual your tag | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| i18n your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| wpml your tag | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| buddypress plugins | #2 | #3 | 0 |
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v5.0.0 · 21 Oct 2026
32
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ otraduccion4.4y ago
I love that now you can find the language switcher on pretty much all pages! Great update! Working smoothly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pmendiburu4.4y ago
Really great plugin that now adds also support for the BuddyBoss platform! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anoriell - Katarzyna Janoska4.5y ago
Thank you for making an email notifications translation possible! I needed that one 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lauren Jeffcoat4.5y ago
I’m so happy with the latest release of BuddyPress Multilingual, most importantly that it is now supporing the BuddyBoss platfform! Great job, keep the good updates coming.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bigul Malayi4.5y ago
I really like the latest version of BuddyPress Multilingual. It includes a few great features like translating the email notifications and now we can keep the entire BuddyPress workflow in the current language. Also, the language switcher has been added to all BuddyPress pages, including the Activity, Groups, Profile, and Register pages.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ahmedmamdouh24.5y ago
The idea of having the language switcher in the pages is to make the navigation through the translated content very easy. Also translating the email is a great idea, I see that the new update is awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ christopher.amirian4.5y ago
The new update is great, it adds the support for BuddyBoss and the ability to translate the email notifications which I long waited for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bobby Karabinakis4.5y ago
Between being able to translate emails sent to users and the newly added support for BuddyBoss this plugin has met all my criteria for my current project.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Multilingual
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss allows BuddyPress and BuddyBoss sites to run fully multiling..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, BuddyPress, BuddyBoss.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,186 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "i18n" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 332 days in tier
- 2025-07-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 360 days in tier
- 2024-07-16 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-15 8K+ → 7K+ down after 54 days in tier
- 2024-05-22 7K+ → 8K+ up after 563 days in tier
- 2022-11-06 6K+ → 7K+ up after 611 days in tier
- 2021-03-05 5K+ → 6K+ up after 419 days in tier
- 2020-01-11 4K+ → 5K+ up after 268 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- Q qTranslate X Cleanup and WPML Import 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
- W WPML comment merging 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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Loco Translate 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - W WPBakery Visual Composer & qTranslate-X 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPML to Polylang 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
BuddyPress Builder for Elementor – BuddyBuilder 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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