hollen9

What is LangBranch
It’s a simple plugin enable you to use a shortcode like below to display correspond language version of content based on <code>get_locale()</code>. 
 `php 
[langbranch aio en_US=”English version” en_GB=”en_US” zh_TW=”中文版本” ja_JP=”日本語バージョン”]
[langbranch en_US] 
Content here will only be displayed if get_locale() returns “en_US”. 
[/langbranch] 
[langbranch en_US zh_TW] 
Content here will only be displayed if get_locale() returns “en_US” or “zh_TW”. 
[/langbranch] 
 `
Motivation
I’ve been using TranslatePress to provide multi locale experience for visiters. 
However, I had been suffering from losting translated content once I update original language’s content, until I decided to create a simple shortcode to solve this problem.
Usages
<h3>AIO (1-liner) Mode</h3>
“`php 
[langbranch aio en_US=”English version” en_GB=”en_US” zh_TW=”中文版本” ja_JP=”日本語バージョン”] 
 <code>By appending</code>aio` after langbranch main tag, you can setup one specific paragraph in several languages, and if you decide that some locale user to share the same language, you can just type the locale code you want to refer to directly in content. For example, you can make UK version the same as US version.
However, if LangBranch go too deep (chain over 5 stacks) it will fail. 
Don’t do this: 
 –1—||—2—||—3—||—4—||—5—||—6—> Oh no! 
 en_US -> en_GB -> en_AU -> en_HK -> zh_TW -> ja_JP
<h3>Seperate Mode</h3>
“`php 
[langbranch en_US] 
Content here will only be displayed if get_locale() returns “en_US”. 
[/langbranch][langbranch en_US zh_TW] 
Content here will only be displayed if get_locale() returns “en_US” or “zh_TW”. 
這裡的內容，只有當 get_locale() 回傳 “en_US” 或 “zh_TW” 才會顯示。 
[/langbranch] 
 <code>Very straight forward, isn't? 
But when using several shortcodes, I would suggest you don't put a linebreak between</code>[/langbranch]<code>and</code>[langbranch]<code>, in order to prevent unwanted linebreak</code> ` being rendered.
Optional step
All contents enclosed by <code>[langbranch]</code> will be rendered enclosed by <code><div class="langbranch"></div></code> 
So if you are using auto machine translating like TranslatePress offers, you may want to exclude all selector <code>.langbranch</code>.
Recaps
What this “plugin” do is very simple, it doesn’t has access to either filesystem or database.
However, you still have chance to encounter some issues while using it. 
For the worst case, it breaks your site up if script produce error. 
If that happen, do not be panic! 
Just go to your <code>wp-content/plugins</code> directory and delete <code>langbranch</code> and you shall be fine.
Links
<a href="https://github.com/hollen9/wordpress-plugin-langbranch" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit Github repo</a> for issues tracking and reporting. 
<a href="https://hollen9.com/plugin-langbranch-shortcode/" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit hollen9.com</a> for latest updates and thoughts. 
<a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/hollen9" rel="nofollow ugc">Buy me a coffee</a> for supporting my works.

LangBranch Shortcode

It's a simple plugin enable you to use a shortcode like below to display correspond language version of content based on get_locale().

langbly

Langbly for TranslatePress adds Langbly as a machine translation engine in TranslatePress. Automatically translate your entire WordPress site with context-aware translations that understand tone and locale conventions.
<h4>Why Langbly?</h4>
<ul>
<li>4x cheaper than Google Translate ($5/1M characters vs $20/1M)</li>
<li>Better quality context-aware translations that understand idioms and tone</li>
<li>Locale formatting with automatic decimal, date, and currency formatting per language</li>
<li>Free tier with 500K characters to get started, no credit card required</li>
<li>Same API format as Google Translate v2, proven and reliable</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate this plugin alongside TranslatePress</li>
<li>Go to Settings > TranslatePress > Automatic Translation</li>
<li>Select “Langbly” as your translation engine</li>
<li>Enter your API key</li>
<li>Enable automatic translation. Done!</li>
</ol>
TranslatePress will automatically translate new pages and content using Langbly when visitors browse your site in a different language.
<h4>Supported Languages</h4>
Langbly supports all major languages including English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, and many more. Especially strong for Dutch, German, and French translations.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the Langbly translation API to provide machine translations within TranslatePress.
What it does: When automatic translation is enabled with Langbly selected as the engine, the plugin sends page content and the target language to the Langbly API and receives translated text back.
What data is sent: The source strings being translated, the source language code, the target language code, and your API key (for authentication). Data is sent only when TranslatePress triggers an automatic translation.
Service provider: Langbly (langbly.com)
<ul>
<li><a href="https://langbly.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://langbly.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>

Langbly for TranslatePress

Context-aware automatic translations for TranslatePress. A drop-in Google Translate replacement that's 4x cheaper with better quality.

LangBranch Shortcode vs Langbly for TranslatePress