Doug Wollison

<p>The nLingual system allows for flexible multilingual support and translation management for WordPress. The system handles translations on a per-post basis, and can be set to be synchronized so changes to certain details on one are copied to the others. It offers you control over what can be translated and how, with a number of utilities available for 3rd party themes and plugins to utilize.</p>
<p><strong>nLingual 2 offers more robust control of translation management, better extensibility, and fixes to numerous core issues with the previous incarnation.</strong></p>
<h4>Translation for Almost Anything</h4>
<p>When setting up, you have control over what content supports translation. Any UI-enabled post types or taxonomies will be available for enabling, along with any navigation menus or sidebar locations registered. In addition, nLingual includes a LocalizeThis API that can be enabled on nearly any text field found in the admin, allowing just about any option or meta field to support separate values in each language.</p>
<h4>Simple Translation Creation and Management</h4>
<p>Assigning a language and translations to a post can be done on either the post editor screen or the posts management screen via Quick Edit (language can also be set for multiple post via Bulk Edit). You can also easily create new translations for existing posts on the fly; select “New [language] [post type]”, provide a translated title if you wish, and a new draft post will be created that is an exact copy of the original, ready for translation.</p>
<p>Translations are stored as independent posts, associated with their counterparts via a custom table. This allows you to translate the custom fields and other metadata associated with a post, and can assign them their own separate terms if desired. However, since there are plenty of occasions where you want the same information used between posts, nLingual offers <em>post synchronization</em>.</p>
<h4>Post Synchronization</h4>
<p>Each post type has it’s own rules for what data is synchronized between translations. When changes are saved to a post, it’s translations will be updated with to have the same data in the approved fields. This covers post data (e.g. date, status, and menu order), terms of specified taxonomies, and any meta fields you specify (e.g. the thumbnail image used, or a custom field value).</p>
<p><strong>Note: Currently, there is no per-post basis override for the synchronization rules</strong></p>
<h4>Free-form Language Management</h4>
<p>Admittedly, this is a feature few will need, but it’s a godsend to those that do. When setting up the languages nLingual will use, you can define you own languages from scratch or based on numerous presets. Each language has a number of fields:</p>
<ul>
<li>System Name: the name to use when referring to the language within the admin.</li>
<li>Native Name: the name of the language as it appears to native speakers on the site.</li>
<li>Short Name: a shorthand version of the native name, if applicable.</li>
<li>Locale: the language/country code to represent this language, as well identify the .mo file to load for text domains.</li>
<li>ISO Code: the official ISO 639-1 code for the language (2 letters)</li>
<li>Slug: the value to use when localizing a URL for the language (typically the same as the ISO code).</li>
<li>Text Direction: the text direction the language should be rendered in (Left-to-right or right-to-left). Will override the one specified in the text domain files.</li>
<li>Active State: whether or not to allow public access to content in the language.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Flexible Language Detection/Switching</h4>
<p>When the public-facing side of the site is loaded, nLingual will attempt to detect what language to serve the page in, using the following process:</p>
<ol>
<li>Use the language code in the <code>$_REQUEST</code> array for the specified key, if present.</li>
<li>Use the language code in either the subdomain or directory path, depending on method specified.</li>
<li>Use the browser’s preferred language setting and find the closest match, falling back to the default language.</li>
</ol>
<p>Once the language is set, it can be overridden by the language belonging to the requested post. This override is an configurable option.</p>
<p>In addition, the language can temporarily be switched to another by 3rd party theme or plugin code, similar to switching blogs in a multisite installation. When the language is switched, all text domain files will be reloaded in the desired language (the originals cached for when it’s restored), so any gettext translations will reflect the current language.</p>
<h4>Extensibility and 3rd Party Development</h4>
<p>In addition to numerous hooks to modify the functionality of nLingual, this plugin also includes some useful gettext utilities: <code>_f</code>, <code>_ef</code>, <code>_fx</code>, <code>_efx</code>, <code>_a</code>, and <code>_xa</code>, all of which are documented in <code>includes/functions-gettext.php</code>.</p>
<h4>Backwards Compatibility</h4>
<p>Although nLingual 2 has be rewritten from scratch, most if not all of the functions and filters are still available via the backwards compatibility feature, which is automatically enabled upon upgrading. However, any code that directly queries the database using the old nLingual language and translation tables will need to be updated to reflect the new structure.</p>


nLingual

This is plugin that I chose as a developer because of it's simplicity and minimal impact on page speed. I tested it along with several other much more famous plugins, and this gave me the best speed results. If some small issues with plugin would be resolved, I would give it a 5 star. I see a potential in it.

The plugin I like

A simple but flexible multilingual system. Features custom language management, post data synchronization and theme/plugin development utilities.

Cozmoslabs

Cristian Antohe

madalin.ungureanu

Razvan Mocanu

Cristophor Hurduban

<p><strong>Experience a better way to translate your WordPress site and go multilingual, directly from the front-end using a visual translation interface.</strong></p>
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<p>The interface allows you to easily translate the entire page at once, including output from shortcodes, forms and page builders. It also works out of the box with WooCommerce.</p>
<p>Built the WordPress way, TranslatePress – Multilingual is a GPL and self hosted translation plugin, meaning you’ll own all your translations, forever. It’s the fastest way to create a bilingual or <a href="https://translatepress.com/how-to-create-a-multilingual-wordpress-site/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">multilingual site</a>.</p>
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<h3>Multilingual & Translation Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Translate all your website content directly from the front-end, in a friendly user interface (translations are displayed in real-time).</li>
<li>Fully compatible with all themes and plugins</li>
<li>Live preview of your translated pages, as you edit them.</li>
<li>Automatic translation support through <a href="https://translatepress.com/ai-free/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">TranslatePress AI Free</a>, with a 2.000 AI words limit.</li>
<li>Integrates with Google Translate, allowing you to set up unlimited automatic translations using your own Google API key.</li>
<li>Fully customizable language switcher that you can display as a menu item, a floating dropdown, or place anywhere else using the Language Switcher block, or the <strong>[language-switcher]</strong> shortcode.</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/image-translation/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Image translation</a> support, for <a href="https://translatepress.com/translate-images-in-wordpress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">translating images, sliders and other media</a>.</li>
<li>Support for both manual and automatic translation</li>
<li>Ability to <a href="https://translatepress.com/translate-dynamic-strings-wordpress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">translate dynamic strings</a> (gettext) added by WordPress, plugins and themes.</li>
<li>Translate larger html blocks by merging strings into translation blocks.</li>
<li>Editorial control allowing you to publish your language only when all your translations are done</li>
<li>Conditional display content shortcode based on language [trp_language language=”en_US”] English content only [/trp_language]</li>
<li>Possibility to <a href="https://translatepress.com/edit-plugin-strings/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">edit gettext strings</a> from themes and plugins from English to English, without adding another language. Basically a string-replace functionality.</li>
<li>Translate only certain paths and <a href="https://translatepress.com/partially-translate-wordpress-exclude-posts-pages-products/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">exclude content from being translated</a></li>
<li>Translation Block feature in which you can translate multiple html elements together</li>
<li>Native <strong>Gutenberg</strong> support, so you can easily <a href="https://translatepress.com/translate-gutenberg-blocks-in-wordpress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">translate Gutenberg blocks</a></li>
<li>Out of the box <a href="https://translatepress.com/translate-woocommerce-products-translatepress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce</a> compatibility</li>
<li>Use our <a href="https://translatepress.com/free-website-translation-tool-widget/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">FREE Website Translation</a> tool/widget to browse any website into your own language.</li>
</ul>
<p>Note: this plugin uses the Google Translation API to translate the strings on your site. This feature can be enabled or disabled according to your preferences.</p>
<p>Users with administrator rights have access to the following settings:</p>
<ul>
<li>select default language of the website and one translation language, for bilingual sites</li>
<li>choose whether language switcher should display languages in their native names or English name</li>
<li>force custom links to open in current language</li>
<li>enable or disable url subdirectory for the default language</li>
<li>enable automatic translation via Google Translate</li>
</ul>
<h3>Powerful Translation Add-ons</h3>
<p>TranslatePress – Multilingual has a range of <a href="https://translatepress.com/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">premium Add-ons</a> that allow you to extend the power of this WordPress translation plugin:</p>
<p><strong>Pro Add-ons</strong> (available in the <a href="https://translatepress.com/pricing/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">premium versions</a> only)</p>
<ul>
<li>Full <a href="https://translatepress.com/ai/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">TranslatePress AI</a> access – automatically translate your entire website without extra platforms to sign up for, API keys, and additional translation costs. Each premium version includes a set number of AI translated words you can use to instantly translate your site, saving you both time and money.</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/addons/multiple-languages/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Extra Languages</a> – allows you to add an unlimited number of translation languages, with the possibility to publish languages later after you complete the translation</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/addons/seo-pack/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">SEO Pack</a> – lets you translate meta information (like page title, description, url slug, image alt tag, Twitter and Facebook Social Graph tags & more) for boosting your multilingual SEO and increase traffic. Works with all popular SEO plugins.</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/addons/translator-accounts/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Translator Accounts</a> – create or allow existing users to translate the site without admin rights</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/addons/browse-as-role/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Browse as User Role</a> – view and translate content that is visible only to a particular user role</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/addons/navigate-based-language/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Navigation Based on Language</a> – configure and display different menu items for different languages</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/addons/automatic-user-language-detection/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Automatic User Language Detection</a> – redirect first time visitors to their preferred language based on their browser settings or IP address</li>
<li><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/addons/deepl-automatic-translation/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">DeepL Automatic Translation</a> – The DeepL Automatic Translation add-on lets you automatically translate your website through the DeepL API</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Keyboard Shortcuts</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>CTRL ( ⌘ ) + S</strong> – Save translation for the currently editing strings</li>
<li><strong>CTRL ( ⌘ ) + ALT + Z</strong> – Discard all changes for the currently editing strings</li>
<li><strong>CTRL ( ⌘ ) + ALT + <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span></strong> (Right Arrow) – Navigate to next string</li>
<li><strong>CTRL ( ⌘ ) + ALT + <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">←</span></strong> (Left Arrow) – Navigate to previous string</li>
</ul>
<h4>Website</h4>
<p><a href="https://translatepress.com/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">translatepress.com</a></p>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<p><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/translatepress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit TranslatePress WordPress Translation plugin documentation page</a></p>
<h4>Add-ons</h4>
<p><a href="https://translatepress.com/docs/translatepress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">Add-ons</a></p>
<h4>Demo Site</h4>
<p>You can test out TranslatePress – Multilingual plugin by <a href="https://demo.translatepress.com/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=tp-description-page&utm_campaign=TPFree" rel="nofollow ugc">visiting our demo site</a></p>


Translate Multilingual sites – TranslatePress

Easy to use and well supported, thanks ;-)

Great plugin


Very Helpful!



Very Helpful for my education website! The team are super nice and kind to help me improve my site user experience.


Very Helpful!


When you want to run a website with more than just one language without making it too complicated give it a try!


TranslatePress does the job


A great plugin to easily offer the website in multiple languages. TranslatePress also allows authors to maintain translations and translate new texts. The optimization for SEO is also very good, so that our website can now be found in different languages. We love this plugin and don't want to use any other. The best thing is that the loading times do not slow down and the website is still available in multiple languages.


We love many languages - easy possible with TranslatePress


I discovered TranslatePress while looking for a way to translate our site into multiple languages. I noticed from Google Search Console that some of our content was getting impressions for keywords in other languages. That made me realize it was time to go multilingual.



After researching different translation plugins, TranslatePress stood out for being simple, affordable, and packed with useful features. I especially loved the visual front-end translation interface and the AI translation option. Once I enabled AI translation, it started translating everything automatically, no manual work needed.



What really makes TranslatePress the best:




Easy to set up and use



SEO-friendly (translates meta titles, descriptions, and sitemaps)



Great performance and stability



Ai translation



Excellent support team




Since using TranslatePress, we’ve seen a noticeable increase in international traffic. It's helped us reach new audiences without extra effort.



Highly recommended for anyone serious about growing a multilingual WordPress site.


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