Plugin info

Total downloads: 245,123
Active installs: 10,000
Total reviews: 46
Average rating: 4.5
Support threads opened: 3
Support threads resolved: 1 (33%)
Available in: 20 language(s)
Contributors: 5
Last updated: 11/30/2025 (31 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/4/2009 (16 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 6.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.9
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 31 days ago • Support resolved 33% • 46 reviews

62/100

Is Bogo abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 31 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 6.7
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4

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Description

Bogo is a straight-forward multilingual plugin for WordPress.

The core of WordPress itself has the built-in localization capability so you can use the dashboard and theme in one language other than English. Bogo expands this capability to let you easily build a multilingual blog on a single WordPress install.

Here are some technical details for those interested. Bogo plugin assigns one language per post. It plays nice with WordPress – Bogo does not create any additional custom table on your database, unlike some other plugins in this category. This design makes Bogo a solid, reliable and conflict-free multilingual plugin.

Getting started with Bogo

  1. Install language packs

    First, install language packs for languages you use on the site. You can view and install language packs in the Language Packs screen (Languages > Language Packs).

  2. Select your language for admin screen

    Bogo lets each logged-in user select a language for their admin screen UI. Select a language from the menu on the Toolbar, or from the menu in the Profile screen (Users > Your Profile) if the Toolbar is invisible.

  3. Translate your posts and pages

    To create a translation post, go to the editor screen for the original post and find the Language box. Bogo does only make a copy of the post; translating the copied post is your task.

  4. Add language switcher widgets

    It would be useful for site visitors if you have a language switcher on your site. Bogo provides the Language Switcher widget in the Widgets screen (Appearance > Widgets).

    You can also use the [bogo] shortcode to put a language switcher inside a post content. If you want to use this shortcode in your theme’s template files, embed the following code into the template:

    
    

Privacy notices

With the default configuration, this plugin, in itself, does not:

  • track users by stealth;
  • write any user personal data to the database;
  • send any data to external servers;
  • use cookies.

Installation

  1. Upload the entire bogo folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen (Plugins > Installed Plugins).

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

David Perez
10/21/2025

Do you have a GitHub to contribute?

There are some functionalities needed that should be in the core like change the post language, or linking to another post. Do you have a repository to contribute?

Screenshots

  1. You can select your language in the <strong>Toolbar</strong>.

    You can select your language in the Toolbar.

  2. The <strong>Language</strong> box manages the post's translations.

    The Language box manages the post's translations.

  3. The <strong>Language Packs</strong> screen lets you view and install language packs.

    The Language Packs screen lets you view and install language packs.

Changelog

3.9.1

  • Confirmed WordPress 6.9 compatibility.

3.9

  • Overhauls the JavaScript used in the admin screens.
  • Fixes a lot of errors that the Plugin Check plugin (PCP) has reported.

3.8.2

  • Fixes a bug that prevents block editor from working correctly on 6.4-6.5 versions of WordPress.

3.8.1

  • Language packs: Fixes a bug that blocks language pack deactivation.

3.8

  • Language switcher: Updates apiVersion to 3 in the block.json file.
  • Lets bogo_http_accept_languages() always return an array.
  • Fixes a bug that makes it impossible to have two sticky posts or more.