djinnznathan

This plugin is my first project as I needed it for my work. For building an online language learning system, I needed a quick way to let the users directly translate specific words or sentences on DeepL within a lection. Right now it translates from German to English.
You can add the translation tags where shortcodes work. To generate a link, surround the text with the specific tag of the used translation service. You can add standard colors or a specific ones as hex or RGB.
<h3>Legal Notices</h3>
This plugin uses third party services by offering a direct link to their website. I am not responsible for any errors happening on their website and can not guarantee the plugin to work at all times.
I am not associated with any of these services. The used services are listed below:
<h4>DeepL</h4>
<a href="https://deepl.com" rel="nofollow ugc">DeepL</a> is an online translator service. On their website, you can find their <a href="https://www.deepl.com/pro-license#free" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms and Conditions</a> and their <a href="https://www.deepl.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.
<h4>Google Translate</h4>
<a href="https://translate.google.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Translate</a> is an online translator service from Alphabet Inc.. On their website, you can find their <a href="https://policies.google.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms and Conditions and Policies</a>.
<h4>Yandex.Translate</h4>
<a href="https://translate.yandex.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Yandex.Translate</a> is an online translator service offered by YANDEX LLC. On their website, you can find their <a href="https://yandex.com/legal/translate_termsofuse/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Use</a>.
<h4>Fanyi Baidu</h4>
<a href="https://fanyi.baidu.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fanyi Baidu</a> is an online translator service offered by the chinese search engine Baidu.com. On their website, you can find their <a href="http://www.baidu.com/duty/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms and Conditions</a>.

Direct Link Translator

A simple shortcode-plugin for WordPress, that generates a link to DeepL with the translation of the string.

2fox4oliver

Von Oliver Deppe von <a href="https://www.2fox4.de/" rel="nofollow ugc">2FOX4</a>.
2FOX4 Translate to English translates your German WordPress website into English using professional translation APIs. It automatically detects the visitor’s browser language and serves translated content under SEO-friendly <code>/en/</code> URLs.
Translations are stored as native WordPress posts and pages, ensuring full compatibility with SEO plugins like Yoast SEO and RankMath, XML sitemaps, Open Graph tags, and social sharing.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Native WordPress Storage — Translations are real WordPress posts/pages, fully compatible with SEO plugins, sitemaps, and the WordPress ecosystem.</li>
<li>Automatic Language Detection — Detects the browser language via the <code>Accept-Language</code> header and redirects non-German visitors to the English version.</li>
<li>Three Translation Providers — Choose between DeepL, OpenAI (GPT-4o), or Google Cloud Translation. Switch providers at any time.</li>
<li>SEO-Friendly URLs — Translated pages live under <code>/en/</code> (e.g., <code>/en/about-us/</code>) with proper <code>hreflang</code> tags and canonical URLs.</li>
<li>Admin Translation Editor — Side-by-side view with the German original (read-only) and the English translation (editable). Review and refine machine translations before publishing.</li>
<li>Translation Workflow — Four-step status system: Draft, Machine Translated, Reviewed, Published.</li>
<li>Language Switcher — Use the <code>[translatetoenglish_switcher]</code> shortcode to display a DE/EN toggle with flag icons anywhere on your site.</li>
<li>Staleness Detection — Automatically detects when the German source content has changed and marks the translation as outdated.</li>
<li>Hidden in Admin — English translations are hidden from the normal Posts/Pages lists to keep your admin clean. Manage all translations via the dedicated 2FOX4 Translate to English menu.</li>
<li>Extensible Architecture — Hooks and filters allow developers to add custom providers, modify translations, and control behavior.</li>
</ul>
Supported Content:
<ul>
<li>Posts</li>
<li>Pages</li>
</ul>
How It Works:
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Go to 2FOX4 Translate to English > Settings and enter your API key for your preferred provider.</li>
<li>Open any post or page and click “Translate Now” in the TranslateToEnglish metabox.</li>
<li>Review the translation in the side-by-side editor and publish it.</li>
<li>Visitors with a non-German browser language are automatically redirected to the <code>/en/</code> version.</li>
</ol>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to third-party translation services to provide its core functionality. No data is sent to any service until you configure an API key and actively trigger a translation. The plugin sends your page titles, content, and excerpts to the selected provider for translation.
DeepL API
When DeepL is selected as the translation provider, your page content is sent to DeepL’s translation servers for processing.
<ul>
<li>Service: <a href="https://www.deepl.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.deepl.com</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://www.deepl.com/en/pro-license" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.deepl.com/en/pro-license</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://www.deepl.com/en/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.deepl.com/en/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
OpenAI API
When OpenAI is selected as the translation provider, your page content is sent to OpenAI’s Chat Completions API.
<ul>
<li>Service: <a href="https://openai.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy</a></li>
</ul>
Google Cloud Translation API
When Google Translate is selected as the translation provider, your page content is sent to Google’s Cloud Translation servers.
<ul>
<li>Service: <a href="https://cloud.google.com/translate" rel="nofollow ugc">https://cloud.google.com/translate</a></li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://cloud.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://cloud.google.com/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://policies.google.com/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
PayPal (Donate Link)
The plugin readme contains a donate link to PayPal (paypal.com/paypalme). Clicking this link opens the PayPal website in the user’s browser. No data is sent to PayPal by the plugin itself.
<ul>
<li>Service: <a href="https://www.paypal.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.paypal.com</a></li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full</a></li>
</ul>

2FOX4 Translate to English

Automatically translates your German WordPress website into English using DeepL, OpenAI, or Google Translate APIs with full SEO support.

Direct Link Translator vs 2FOX4 Translate to English