kadirerman

<p><strong>Multilify</strong> is a lightweight yet powerful multilingual plugin for WordPress that allows you to create and manage content in multiple languages with ease.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Unlimited Languages</strong> – Add as many languages as you need</li>
<li><strong>Custom Slugs</strong> – Set unique URLs for each language version</li>
<li><strong>SEO Optimized</strong> – Built-in support for multilingual SEO best practices</li>
<li><strong>Performance First</strong> – Advanced caching system for fast page loads</li>
<li><strong>Database Indexed</strong> – Optimized database queries for better performance</li>
<li><strong>Visual Editor</strong> – Translate content using familiar WordPress editor</li>
<li><strong>Language Switcher</strong> – Built-in language switcher widget</li>
<li><strong>Auto Detection</strong> – Automatic browser language detection</li>
<li><strong>Developer Friendly</strong> – Clean code with hooks and filters</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Blogs and magazines</li>
<li>Business websites</li>
<li>E-commerce stores (works with WooCommerce)</li>
<li>Portfolio sites</li>
<li>Any WordPress site that needs multilingual support</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Choose Multilify?</h4>
<p>Unlike bloated translation plugins, Multilify focuses on performance and simplicity:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – No impact on your site speed</li>
<li><strong>Clean Database</strong> – Efficient data storage with proper indexing</li>
<li><strong>No External Services</strong> – All translations stored locally</li>
<li><strong>100% Free</strong> – No premium features, no limitations</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Focused</strong> – Your content stays on your server</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Add your languages from the Multilify settings page</li>
<li>Edit any post or page to see translation meta boxes</li>
<li>Enter translations for each language</li>
<li>Add the language switcher to your theme</li>
</ol>
<h4>Developer Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Object caching support for better performance</li>
<li>Transient API for optimized rewrite rule flushing</li>
<li>Custom hooks and filters</li>
<li>Clean, documented code</li>
<li>PSR standards compliant</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translating Content</h4>
<p>When editing a post or page, you’ll see meta boxes for each active language where you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Enter translated title</li>
<li>Add translated content using the WordPress editor</li>
<li>Set custom URL slugs for each language</li>
<li>All fields are optional – fallback to default language if not translated</li>
</ul>
<h4>Language Switcher</h4>
<p>Add the language switcher to your theme using:</p>
<pre><code><?php if ( function_exists( 'multilify_switcher' ) ) multilify_switcher(); ?>
</code></pre>
<p>Or use the shortcode: <code>[multilify_switcher]</code></p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://multilify.vercel.app" rel="nofollow ugc">https://multilify.vercel.app</a></li>
<li><strong>Support Forums:</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multilify/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org support forums</a></li>
<li><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/kadirermantr/multilify" rel="nofollow ugc">github.com/kadirermantr/multilify</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>Multilify is open source! Contribute on <a href="https://github.com/kadirermantr/multilify" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.</p>


Multilify

Powerful multilingual content management for WordPress with custom slugs and SEO optimization.

Amir Helzer

<p>“ICanLocalize Translator” allows running multi-lingual WordPress websites (See the <a href="http://media.icanlocalize.com/wp_translation_demos/icanlocalize-translator.htm" rel="nofollow ugc">5 minute demo</a>).<br />
It helps maintain contents in different languages and automatically links between them.</p>
<ul>
<li>Blog in your native language. Translations will be created automatically.</li>
<li>Use different domains, <code>www.myblog.com</code>, <code>es.myblog.com</code>, <code>de.myblog.com</code> or directories within the same domain.</li>
<li>Updates are handled automatically. When the original contents update, translations follow.</li>
</ul>
<p>WordPress supports contents in a single language. To make multi-lingual WordPress sites insensitive to upgrades and to other plugins,<br />
ICanLocalize Translator doesn’t change any table structure and doesn’t alter permlinks. Instead, each language will run in its own WordPress instance.</p>
<h4>Is this machine translation?</h4>
<p>Unlike free machine translators, this plugin will send posts and pages to be translated by real people.<br />
You can select from our pool of professional translators or assign the work to your favorite translator.</p>
<p>This plugin works together with <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/icanlocalize-comment-translator/" rel="ugc">ICanLocalize Comment Translator Plugin</a>.<br />
It needs to be installed in the original-language blog. The Comment Translator plugin will be installed in the translated-language blog(s).</p>
<h4>Running a multi-lingual site</h4>
<p>Even though visitors read and comment in their languages, and You will do all your tasks (including comment moderation and replies) in your own language.</p>
<p>Comment moderation in your language is handled by <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/icanlocalize-comment-translator/" rel="ugc">ICanLocalize Comment Translator Plugin</a> which needs to be install on each of the translated blogs.</p>
<p>The plugin provides a function that you can include in your theme which automatically links between contents in different languages.</p>
<h4>What gets translated</h4>
<p>The plugin will automatically send all texts to be translated, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Posts</li>
<li>Pages</li>
<li>Tags</li>
<li>Categories (names and descriptions)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Where can I see some examples?</h4>
<p><a href="http://blog-en.icanlocalize.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Our own blog</a> is being translated by our system from English to French.<br />
You’re invited to <a href="http://www.icanlocalize.com/web_dialogs/new?language_id=1&store=4" rel="nofollow ugc">contact us</a> for other examples.</p>
<h4>SitePress</h4>
<p>This plugin is part of <a href="http://sitepress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">SitePress</a> – a collection of plugins that turn WordPress into a fully featured multilingual content management system.</p>
<h3>Version History</h3>
<ul>
<li>Version 0.4
<ul>
<li>First public release</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Version 0.5
<ul>
<li>Improved support for page hierarchy</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Version 0.6
<ul>
<li>Works with WordPress MU</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Version 1.0
<ul>
<li>Users can cancel translation jobs</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Version 1.3
<ul>
<li>Includes drop down language switcher that can be added to header.php.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Version 1.3.1
<ul>
<li>Dropdown language selector now support IE6</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>


ICanLocalize Translator

Allows running multilingual WordPress sites with zero management. Automatically creates and updates translation when you edit.

Multilify vs ICanLocalize Translator