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Did you ever need to connect multiple language plugins? I know this is a niche, but from my long lasting experience I know that sometimes you need such a thing.
Maybe you don’t like the widgets your translation plugin provides. So you maybe need something else.
Try this if you are in need for a language widget which has no function except to be a widget.
Here is an example:
Imagine you have some people in your company providing their own translation but for some reason you also need machine translations of your content. In our specific case it was the plugin Global Translator and WPML. Of course all these plugins have their own widgets, but getting mad if you try to use them both because their widgets only work with the single plugin. So there was a need for a widget which has no function behind it to simply connect two plugins.
You need to configure the WPML part for the languages with your own translations and the Global Translator part for those without.
In the no function language widget you simply choose the language codes with a comma seperated list. It even works if you need other names for your languages. Just replace the flag to your name for example rename de.png to german.png and use /german as your language base.

No Function Language Widget

With this you can bridge the gap between multiple translation plugins. It is a no function language widget with multiple options.

ab-tools

A simple plug-in that displays flag icons.
This plug-in does not provide a way to translate posts directly, but offen you do not want a direct translation of posts. Still you want to add flag icons that link to other language versions of your blog.
After installation of this plug-in a new widget will be added that you can use to display such flag icons on your blog. A set of flag icons is included, but if you want to use your own images that’s possible, too.
<h4>Additional info, support and developer contact:</h4>
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<li>English: http://www.ab-weblog.com/en/wordpress-plug-ins/flags-widget/</li>
<li>German: http://www.ab-weblog.com/de/wordpress-plug-ins/flaggen-widget/</li>
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Please let me know if you find a problem with this plug-in or have questions!
<h4>You can see this plug-in in action on posts of this blog:</h4>
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<li><a href="http://www.ab-newsonline.com/en/" title="Read Current News Online at AB-NewsOnline.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Read Current News Online at AB-NewsOnline.com</a></li>
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… and please don’t forget the 5 star rating, if you like this plug-in. 🙂

Flags Widget

A simple plug-in that displays flag icons that link to other language versions of your blog.

No Function Language Widget vs Flags Widget