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Pascal Birchler

Dion Hulse

WordPress Performance Team

Making internationalization/localization in WordPress faster than ever before.
<h3>Disclaimer about WordPress 6.5</h3>
Attention: most functionality of this plugin has been merged into WordPress 6.5! You might not need it anymore.
However, this plugin is still relevant for cases where language packs are not downloaded from WordPress.org but somewhere else, for example if you are developing your own plugins or using commercial plugins.
The Performant Translations plugin converts the translation files of those plugins to the new file format introduced in WordPress 6.5, to really optimize them for speed.
<h3>What this plugin does</h3>
This project uses a new approach to handle translation files in WordPress, making localization blazing fast.
An <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/24/i18n-performance-analysis/" rel="nofollow ugc">in-depth i18n performance analysis</a> showed that localized WordPress sites load significantly slower than a site without translations.
With this plugin’s new approach to localization, this overhead is massively reduced, making your site fast again. It does so by converting <code>.mo</code> translation files to <code>.php</code> files.
If your site is using a language other than English (US), you should see immediate speed improvements simply by activating this plugin.

Performant Translations


This is a commendable effort, and it came out at the perfect time, at least for me.



I am looking forward to seeing how it evolves, and I hope to see it merged with the core in the fourth phase of the Gutenberg project.


Commendable effort


Installed this plugin to see what the effect is on my site. I am not yet 100% sure that it makes a big difference. But that all depends on the amount of texts used on your site. So far no bad experiences


Plugin speeds up the presentation of your site


I've got a multi language site (with WPML) that has a huge performance problem. I was not able to figure out what is actually causing the performance problem, the main problem probably has nothing to do with i18n, this plugin still helps cause it significantely speeds up the translations, leaving the only bottleneck to be the unknown problem.



Many thanks for your efforts!


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Making internationalization/localization in WordPress faster than ever before.

motaword

MotaWord’s WordPress translation plugin allows you to seamlessly submit your content for translation to MotaWord directly from your WordPress admin panel. You can professionally translate your content into 110+ languages via MotaWord’s WordPress Plugin.
<h3>WHY YOU SHOULD TRANSLATE YOUR CONTENT WITH THE MOTAWORD TRANSLATION PLUGIN?</h3>
Among many benefits of translating your website using the MotaWord plugin, here are some:
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High-quality translations: Access to professional translation services in over 110 languages using professional translators. At MotaWord, we make sure translations are done in the highest possible quality. All MotaWord translations are translated and proofread by professional translators translating into their native language and a QA check is performed before delivery.
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Fast translation turnaround time: Thanks to our innovative translation system, we provide the fastest professional translation services in the world. Your translated documents are delivered within hours directly on your WordPress dashboard.
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Affordable translations (up to 60% cheaper than traditional translation agencies): We create a Translation Memory for you and your Translation Memory allowing you to leverage already translated content. This means you never get charge twice for the same translation. You can save while translating your documents. The best part is that you can download your translation memory whenever you want.
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No subscriptions, no extra charges, no minimum fees: Every translation project is important for us. Do you need to translate only five words? You pay only for the number of words you are translating – whenever you need it.
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Easy to Manage: Send your documents for translation on your WordPress dashboard. Translate any content from your dashboard in a few clicks.
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API & Translation Plugin support via e-mail: We have colleagues from all over the world. So you can always find someone to help you about your translations at MotaWord.
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<h3>HOW TO TRANSLATE YOUR CONTENT WITH THE MOTAWORD TRANSLATION PLUGIN?</h3>
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You want to have a multilingual website but don’t know how to translate your WordPress site. There are six basic steps in this section that explain how to translate your WordPress site and how to use the MotaWord Translation plugin.
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First, you must download and install the MotaWord Translation plugin. In order to do so, go to the side menu and select “Plugins>Add new”. After that, you search for the MotaWord Translation plugin. After clicking “Install Now,” you will “Activate” our translation plugin.
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The MotaWord Translation plugin can be found in the menu under “Settings”. To use the MotaWord Translation plugin, you will need an API key. The plugin is entirely free. Simply go to <a href="https://www.motaword.com/developer" rel="nofollow ugc">motaword.com/developer</a> and sign up for a developer account. Then create an API application for WordPress. Click “View API Keys” button to see your client ID and secret.
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After filling out the information, click the “save changes” button.
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In the menu, click “pages” to select which pages of your site will be translated. After selecting the pages to translate, select the MotaWord option under “Bulk actions,” and then click the “apply” button.
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The source and target languages must be chosen. To obtain a translation quote, click the “continue to get a quote” button. You’ve almost reached the finish line!
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The last step is clicking on the ‘’start project’’ button. After this, your website is in safe hands to be translated.
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You can see the real-time progress of your translation project on your <a href="https://www.motaword.com/projects" rel="nofollow ugc">MotaWord Dashboard</a>.
Once the translation is finalized, the translated content will be delivered directly to your WordPress dashboard, ready to publish.

MotaWord Translation

MotaWord translates and localizes your WordPress site into 95+ languages fast and economically using professional translators.

Performant Translations vs MotaWord Translation