Creating a multilingual WordPress website? You must have already heard or have used the Polylang plugin.

Polylang is one of the most popular translation plugins for WordPress. It allows you to create multilingual websites by translating posts, pages, categories, menus, and other types of content into multiple languages.

However, there are some limitations, let’s review them in detail:

Limitations of Polylang

Additional Plugins: Polylang does not provide built-in AI or automatic translation capabilities. Either you translate the whole site’s content manually or rely on third-party translation tools and services (Lingotek Translation), which increases complexity and adds extra cost.
Manual Translation: Polylang mainly relies on manual translation, which means every post, page, or custom content type needs to be translated separately. For websites with large amounts of data, this process is time-consuming and difficult to manage.
Free Features Limitations: Although Polylang offers a free version, many advanced features like multi-domain language support, advanced translation management, WooCommerce multilingual support, and custom post type translation are available only in the paid version.
Translation Management: Imagine a website having 50+ pages or posts. Publishing a page in multiple languages is just the beginning. When you update pricing, features, or content in the original language, every translated version needs the same update. It’s harder to track and manage changes as your website grows and content updates become more frequent.
Language Switcher & Elementor Translation: Polylang does not support Elementor page translation and the option to add a language switcher. To add a language switcher and Elementor templates translation, you need an extra plugin: Polylang Connect for Elementor. Requiring extra setup, another dependency to manage, and compatibility issues over time.

After analysing these limitations of Polylang, it becomes clear that Polylang works well for manual translation workflows.

However, if you prefer a solution that can automate translations, reduce plugin dependency, and simplify multilingual site management, then you need an alternative.

Linguator: The Polylang Alternative

Linguator AI – Auto Translate & Create Multilingual Sites is an all-in-one free multilingual plugin that helps you create and manage multilingual content.

It provides built-in AI translators to translate your entire WordPress website: pages, posts, menus, categories, metadata, and even custom post types.

Here’s what makes Linguator a perfect Polylang alternative:

Unlimited Languages: Translate your site into unlimited languages. Simply add new languages, generate translations directly from your WordPress dashboard, and update content in multiple languages.
AI-Powered Translation: Linguator by default provides AI translators (Google Translate or Chrome’s built-in AI) to translate content in minutes. You can translate entire pages or specific sections in seconds instead of hours.
Page Builders Compatibility: Linguator fully supports Gutenberg or Elementor page builders. It translates all your blocks’ and widgets’ content without affecting page design or layout.
Custom-type Translation: Linguator not only translates pages and posts, but you can also easily translate: menus, categories, tags, custom post types (like Events, Portfolios, Products), and Image titles, alt texts, and descriptions
Bulk Translation: Translate multiple posts, pages, or custom content all at once using the powerful bulk translation feature.
Language Switcher: Linguator includes flexible language switcher options (classic, block, or Elementor widget). Visitors can click it to instantly view your site in their preferred language.
Manual Translation: Linguator also allows you to translate a website manually without using automatic translators or edit existing translations according to your preferences.
SEO Friendly: With Linguator, you can create a fully seo optimized site by translating your site metadata like alt text and captions, and generate SEO-friendly language-specific URLs.
RTL Language Support: Right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew are fully supported, with automatic text direction and layout adjustments ensuring proper display.