Takayuki Miyoshi

yaraku

YarakuZen is an online service that helps translators manage their translation. You can use machine translation through it, and you can also send orders to professional translators. Plus, YarakuZen provides smart and powerful translation memory that should be a great help when you translate.
This WordPress plugin is officially supported by Yaraku, the operating company of YarakuZen.
<h4>Getting Started with YarakuZen</h4>
First, <a href="http://app.yarakuzen.com/wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">set up an account</a> for a YarakuZen.com API key. Then copy the key into the WordPress admin menu (‘Settings’ > ‘YarakuZen’).
You’ll find the YarakuZen box added to the editor screen for posts and pages. You can send your text to YarakuZen.com through it.
<h4>Available Languages</h4>
Currently the following languages are supported for the translation source and target.
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>Japanese</li>
<li>Chinese (Simplified)</li>
<li>Chinese (Traditional)</li>
<li>Korean</li>
<li>French</li>
<li>German</li>
<li>Spanish</li>
<li>Italian</li>
<li>Swedish</li>
<li>Portuguese</li>
<li>Indonesian</li>
<li>Vietnamese</li>
<li>Thai</li>
<li>Malay</li>
<li>Filipino</li>
<li>Hindi</li>
</ul>

YarakuZen

The YarakuZen plugin helps you to translate your site using both machine translation and translation by professionals.

Tim W

Loco Translate provides in-browser editing of WordPress translation files and integration with automatic translation services.
It also provides Gettext/localization tools for developers, such as extracting strings and generating templates.
Features include:
<ul>
<li>Built-in translation editor within WordPress admin</li>
<li>Integration with translation APIs including DeepL, Google, Lecto, Microsoft and OpenAI.</li>
<li>Create and update language files directly in your theme or plugin</li>
<li>Extraction of translatable strings from your source code</li>
<li>Native MO file compilation without the need for Gettext on your system</li>
<li>JSON (Jed) file compilation compatible with WordPress script localization</li>
<li>Support for standard PO features including comments, references and plural forms</li>
<li>PO source view with clickable source code references</li>
<li>Protected language directory for saving custom translations</li>
<li>Configurable PO file backups with diff and restore capability</li>
<li>Built-in WordPress locale codes</li>
</ul>
Official <a href="https://localise.biz/" rel="nofollow ugc">Loco</a> WordPress plugin by Tim Whitlock. 
For more information please visit our <a href="https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin page</a>.
<h3>Keyboard shortcuts</h3>
The PO file editor supports the following keyboard shortcuts for faster translating:
<ul>
<li>Done and Next: <code>Ctrl ↵</code></li>
<li>Next string: <code>Ctrl ↓</code></li>
<li>Previous string: <code>Ctrl ↑</code></li>
<li>Next untranslated: <code>Shift Ctrl ↓</code></li>
<li>Previous untranslated: <code>Shift Ctrl ↑</code></li>
<li>Copy from source text: <code>Ctrl B</code></li>
<li>Clear translation: <code>Ctrl K</code></li>
<li>Toggle Fuzzy: <code>Ctrl U</code></li>
<li>Save PO / compile MO: <code>Ctrl S</code></li>
<li>Toggle invisibles: <code>Shift Ctrl I</code></li>
<li>Suggest translation: <code>Ctrl J</code></li>
</ul>
Mac users can use ⌘ Cmd instead of Ctrl.

Loco Translate

must have


Great plugin. Very useful to be able to translate plugins without an external tool like poedit.


Great tool

I'm using it in all one language projects


So easy to translate strings in any plugin or theme! Also big plus for keeping updating plugin instantly, especially with the recent bug in WP 6.7


Outstanding plugin!


We recommend this to all of our clients who ask about translations.



It can even be used to "translate" (alter) default English texts within a plugin/theme too.


Awesome Plugin

Great support!


A must-have plugin for managing the lifecycle of translations in custom plugins and themes. 



There's a steep learning curve to climb when it comes to language and translation management. This plugin helps a lot and works really well.



Also impressed with the speed of response to my help topic. Thanks Tim!


Excellent plugin and support


This is a great tool. I've been using it for years, and it has never let me down.


Simply awesome

Translate WordPress plugins and themes directly in your browser. Versatile PO file editor with integrated AI translation providers.

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