The
year - 2014 had well-marked the first year in that “non-English”
downloads of WordPress had excelled “English language” downloads.
The credit goes to internalization improvements in WordPress
that allows users to click & choose their preferred languages.
And the platform has also opened up to those users who speak &
read other languages other than English. For the users of WordPress,
some websites merely offer products and services but it is quite
different & unique if you provide them multilingual experience
with the perfect products & services. By doing so, you will not
lose your potential customers! Let us explore the term - Multilingual
website in this content.
How
To Create A Multilingual Website?
The
Multilingual Website offers content in multiple or more than one
language, including French, Spanish, Portuguese etc. So, let us start
with - how to create a multilingual website and other solutions for
translating WordPress.
Using
WPML Plugin
The
one of the easiest ways to build WordPress multilingual is with the
WPML Plugin, it allows authors write content in “diverse or so
many” languages & translate them, too.
- Once you install the core WPML plugin & any other optional add-ons then you can give the opportunity to see a quick overview of the features of plugins by launching the WPML.
- The next step is to select the current content language and choose the additional language that the respective website and its content will be published in. The website will be available in, after selecting the language.[Note- You must determine that how visitors to the respective website can switch between those languages and where you will display the “switcher menu”.]
- You can now easily add the switcher to the theme's widget areas. Moreover, the switcher can also set as the mobile-friendly for users that are visiting right there.
- With the help of WPML Plugin, you can also insert the switcher into the location of your choice by just adding up the supplied PHP to the appropriate theme file.
- Once you have chosen the language you will be able to publish the content in plus how the visitors will make their selections. You must also configure how the diverse versions of the content are stored on the website. The accessible options are:- The different language for each language (es.domain.com)- The different languages in separate directories (domain.com/es/)- The name of the language added as a URL parameter (domain.com?lang=es)
- You can also set the default admin language of the website. This is useful especially for those who are managing & administrating the websites in any languages other than English.
Translating
The Content & Website
As
we believe that, translating the content is another important task
after configured the WPML Plugin. Once plugin is configured then it
will automatically display the content in different languages. WPML
does not merely leave you to own your device, but it makes very easy
to see which part of the content of the website have or have not
translated. On the admin area, with the help of translation
management console, you can easily & quickly filter any existing
content that is still to be translated.
The
WPML plugin adds an options panel that allows to set which language
is written in. From this option, you can order the translation of the
post that you are working on with IcanLocalize translators. If
you want to create the new version of the post, you can select the
translate the content for yourself by clicking on the corresponding
button.
Hence,
WPML has grown in popularity in the realm of dynamic development in
translating the content. And the Plugin is offering immeasurable
extensions plus compatible third party plugins. Hence, it gives the
ability to offer the users the choices of multiple languages whilst
interacting with the content.
