Smartcat Translator for WPML
by smartcatai · Multilingual
Also makes 1 other plugin · 70+ installs across the portfolio →
The easiest way to translate your WPML-enabled WordPress site into various languages.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “languages” for “wpml”. “languages” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpml” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 67 average across 495 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 18.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 6 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 12 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpml | #20 | #22 | up 3 |
| translator your tag | #22 | #23 | down 2 |
| website translator | #22 | #22 | up 1 |
| languages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| localization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multilingual your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “languages” for “wpml”. “languages” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpml” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 828 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
12d ago
latest release · v3.1.79 · 19 Oct 2026
104
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 125 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ m1shlen3.5y ago
We have been using Smartcat for a long time for translating various documents and were happy to learn that a very convenient WP + Smartcat integration has appeared!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex 六十 Karpov4.8y ago
In certain cases, it takes time to figure out how to run an optimized and efficient translation process. I feel like I haven’t quite figured out how to set up the glossary, translation memory, and machine translation to be effective yet. The workflow with WPML and SMARTCAT works flawlessly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nadejdavedenina5.2y ago
Perhaps the best solution for automated translation of your site using WPML! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.1.79). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Smartcat Translator for WPML <= 3.1.72 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection via orderby Parameter ↗2025-09-10 CVE-2025-9451 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.1.72 Patched in 3.1.73
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The easiest way to translate your WPML-enabled WordPress site into various languages."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,028 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 60+ → 70+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-14 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 60+ → 70+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 50+ → 60+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 40+ → 50+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2026-06-05 50+ → 40+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-05-20 60+ → 50+ down after 5 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).
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Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
ConveyThis AI Multilingual Translation 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Falang multilanguage for WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A - E Events Manager and WPML Compatibility 1K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags B
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