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If you offer the content of your WordPress website in multiple languages, you will also reach international visitors. Various plug-ins are available for the CMS system to make your work easier.
WordPress plug-ins for multilingual websites
There are several plugins that you can use to create a multilingual website in WordPress.
- These extensions allow you to create titles, articles, pages or categories in different languages, for example, and manage them easily in the admin area.
- Your visitors can then easily select a language on the front page.
The GTranslate WordPress Plugin
The GTranslate plugin allows you to translate articles or posts.
- Your visitors can choose between the languages you provide. There are a total of 103 languages to choose from.
- This plugin offers automatic translation in the free version and is not limited. This means that an unlimited number of pages and words can be translated at no cost to you.
- GTranslate is compatible with WooCommerce.
- On GTranslate’s homepage you can find a detailed comparison of the free version and the purchase versions, which cost from 9.99 USD per month.
Automatic translation with Advanced Google Translate
The Advanced Google Translate plugin provides automatic translation into 30 languages.
- With a shortcode, this plugin can be used on your site.
- One disadvantage is that machine translations do not always make sense and are therefore sometimes difficult to understand. Unlike other plug-ins, you do not have the option here to adjust translations manually.
- If you only want to offer your visitors a translation aid, Advanced Google Translate is a simple and free solution.
WPML Premium Plugin for WordPress
Sometimes free WordPress plugins can’t provide what you need. They often lack regular updates, support or functionality. WPML is available from $39 in the basic version. For this price, you get updates and support for one year. Renewal costs $9.75 per year.
- This plugin is easy to use and a manual is available in German.
- WPML-Premium can translate virtually any element of the website: not only posts or pages, but also the design. WPML works with almost all WordPress themes without any problems.
- The plugin allows you to edit SEO for each language separately. It also works with SEO Yoast.
- WPML includes an automatic translation function. You can then check and correct the translations yourself or use WPML to commission a proofreader for your website
