TranslateML
A lightweight WordPress plugin for frontend content translation with caching. Powered by TranslateML API.
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Actively maintained • Last updated 76 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 76 days ago).
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Description
TranslateML is a powerful yet lightweight WordPress plugin designed to provide seamless frontend content translation. The plugin uses the TranslateML API to translate text and leverages caching to deliver high performance.
Key Features:
- Automatic Translation: Translates frontend content dynamically using TranslateML API.
- Caching: Optimized caching for faster translation delivery.
- Language Switcher: Easily switch between multiple languages on your site.
- Customizable URLs: Adds a two-digit language code to URLs for SEO-friendly language versions.
- Default Language: Falls back to the default language (English) if a translation is unavailable.
How It Works:
- Captures the output buffer of the page.
- Sends the content to TranslateML API for translation.
- Replaces the content with the translated version or uses the default language if no translation exists.
- Translations are cached for enhanced performance.
Performance Note:
TranslateML activates its translation buffer only when a non-default language is requested and a valid API key is configured. However, this may introduce performance overhead in certain environments — especially on high-traffic sites or pages with large content.
Scenarios to watch:
- Remote API calls on every translated page request (if not cached)
- Incompatibility with server-side full-page caching (e.g., Varnish, NGINX)
- Large dynamic pages without caching may slow down noticeably
Bug Reports
Bug reports for TranslateML are welcomed on GitHub. Please note GitHub is not a support forum, and issues that aren’t properly qualified as bugs will be closed.
External Services
This plugin relies on the following third-party service:
TranslateML.com API
TranslateML plugin connects to TranslateML.com API to translate the contents. It sends the user’s site url , language source and language target to perform translation. No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected or transmitted.
This API service is provided by the developer of the plugin : Terms of Service , Privacy Policy
Installation
- Upload the
Translatemlfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Configure API settings in the TranslateML settings page under the WordPress admin dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Go to the plugin settings page and enter your TranslateML API key. If you don’t have one, sign up at TranslateML.com.
If a translation is unavailable, the plugin will display the default language (English).
Yes, TranslateML is designed to work seamlessly with popular caching plugins.
TranslateML uses PHP output buffering (ob_start()) to dynamically translate content on the frontend. While this only happens when a translated language is requested and an API key is configured, it may conflict with full-page server-side caching systems.
Some examples of caching systems that may interfere:
– Varnish
– NGINX full-page caching
– Managed WordPress hosting caches (e.g., WP Engine, Kinsta, SiteGround)
If your site uses such caching:
– Translations may not appear as expected unless caching is bypassed for translated pages.
– It is recommended to test thoroughly or disable caching for multilingual URLs.
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Changelog
1.0.2 (02 December 2025)
- Test : Tested with WordPress 6.9
1.0.1
- Added banner and Screenshots
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Integrated TranslateML API for translations.
- Added language switcher functionality.
- Implemented caching for performance optimization.