WPML’s Minimum Requirements
Ensure your site runs smoothly with WPML by meeting these simple minimum requirements.
Critical Requirement: WordPress Memory
| Requirement | Memory limit |
|---|---|
| Minimum | 128MB |
| Recommended | 256MB |
See how to increase WordPress memory.
System Version Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 or higher
- PHP 7.4 – 8.5
- MySQL 5.6 or above. Or, MariaDB 10.1 or greater
- Use the
utf8mb4character set and a Unicode-compatible collation. Learn more about WPML’s recommended collation and charset.
- Use the
Additional Requirements
For WPML to function properly, enable the following:
- WordPress REST API for WPML
- Ability to create tables in your database
- Multibyte String extension
- SimpleXML extension for using XLIFF files in WPML
- The PHP
eval()function - The PHP
libxmlmodule 2.7.8 or higher