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Last updated by Iván Guillén 1 week, 1 day ago.

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March 13, 2026 at 2:02 pm #17895796

Matthias

Hi,
It looks like having automatic translation leads to many php processes. Is there a way of limiting parallel processes?
Best regards,
Matthias

March 13, 2026 at 2:55 pm #17896096

Iván Guillén
WPML Supporter since 12/2025

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español )

Timezone: Europe/Oslo (GMT+01:00)

Hi Matthias,

Thank you for reaching out.

At the moment, the translation download process handles up to 2 jobs in parallel.

There is a configuration option you can use to limit this to 1 parallel download. Please add the following to your wp-config.php file:

define( 'WPML_ATE_MAX_PARALLEL_DOWNLOADS', 1 );

This will limit the number of parallel translation downloads to 1.

To improve the product, we are also working on an enhancement that will make this number dynamic based on the server’s available resources.

To help us better understand the issue, it would be useful to know what made you notice the performance degradation.

Could you tell us how you noticed the parallel downloads, and how you determined that they were affecting your site’s performance?

This will help us make sure we provide a solution that balances delivery speed with system stability.

If you are still experiencing performance issues after applying this change, I’ll ask you to provide credentials and the necessary permissions so we can make a copy of your site and investigate further. I’ll mark your next reply as private in case that is needed.

Thanks,