Multilingual WordPress plugins [closed]

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I’ve been using WPML to have multilanguage capabilities in my WordPress implementations. Now WPML has gone commercial, and I’m looking for a open source non-commercial replacement.

My main concerns are:

  • It should be easy to use for the content administrator.
  • It should be fairly flexible.
  • It should let me decide the URL structure for each language (subdomain, folder, parameter, etc.)
  • It should perform relatively well (Specially the queries)
  • It should support all major WP features (eg: Custom post types, menus, widgets)

I’m in the process of testing a few plugins, but I’d want to know if any of you have good advice.

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I’d look into qTranslate. I haven’t ever used it, but it’s the only free alternative to WPML that I’ve ever seen.

That being said, I’d suggest you just pony up the $30-80 for WPML. It’s by far the best-maintained and cleanest multilingual plugin you can get and it’s absolutely dirt cheap, considering what you get. And with their (very reasonable) pricing structure, what you’re really paying for is DEDICATED SUPPORT. That’s a pretty big deal in the open source world.

Also, you’re not looking for an open source replacement, you’re looking for a free replacement. WPML is GPL licensed, so it’s definitely open source.

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