WPML is the most popular multilingual plugin for WordPress, and can help you translate your entire website into over 65+ languages. Unlike other multilingual plugins, WPML doesn’t limit the number of languages you can translate to, and offers AI translation that’s better than humans.
Getting Started
Getting started with WPML is easy. Simply go to WPML.org, get a plan, and upload the WPML plugin to your website.
Once installed, register WPML in WPML → Activate & Update and complete the setup wizard. This includes:
- Choosing whether to translate everything automatically (WPML shows the word count and cost first)
- Choosing which languages to add
- Selecting a URL format for your translations
- Providing context about your website
- Adding your team of translators
- Installing additional WPML addons
- And more…
Translating Content
WPML can translate any content on your website. This includes pages, posts, custom posts, headers, footers, and more.
To translate any content, go to WPML → Translations. From the Dashboard, select the content you want to translate, choose the target languages, and send it for translation. Or turn on Translate Everything Automatically to translate your whole site in the background; WPML shows the word count and cost before anything is translated.
For the best translation quality, we recommend automatically translating with PTC (Private Translation Cloud), WPML’s most accurate AI translator.
PTC is like your own team of expert translators with a deep understanding of your content and niche. It’s WPML’s proprietary AI technology, and even includes a translation quality guarantee: If you’re not satisfied with PTC’s translations, you’ll get a full refund.
Missing Translations for Some Texts?
If some texts remain untranslated, like those in your footer or widgets, they are likely “strings” – pieces of text that are outside of your typical content.
With Translate Everything Automatically on, WPML picks up these texts as they appear on your site and translates them together with your content. To translate or edit a specific text yourself, go to WPML → Translations → Strings, search for it and add the translation.
Translating WooCommerce
WPML can translate your entire WooCommerce store. This includes your store front, products, checkout pages, and even confirmation emails.
To translate WooCommerce with WPML, you need the WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce. Once installed, you can follow the same steps previously covered to translate your WooCommerce content.
Need step-by-step instructions? See WPML’s official WooCommerce translation guide for more details.
Blocksy Pro Enhancements
By being a Blocksy Pro subscriber, you get some additional enhancements for your multi language website:
- Language Switcher Header Element – Useful for your visitors to quickly change the language of your website.
- Language Based Conditionals – Enhancement to our conditional module to automatically detect the current language.