WPML plugin is one of the most popular translation plugins in the online market. This plugin gives you the ability to translate the content of your site into multiple languages. You can easily translate your content and make a globally focused site. As you already know WordPress supports one language at a time, so using this plugin with your theme will help you in designing a multilingual website.

Follow the below points and translate your WordPress themes for creating a multilingual site-

Download and Install Plugin

  1. Login to your WPML account and go to the download section.
  2. Now select and download a plugin to your computer, You will get a zip file.Translate WordPress Themes
  3. Login to your WordPress Dashboard and go to the plugins page, click “Add New” plugin and select downloaded zip file from local computer. And click on “Install Now” button.
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Note – If you get any issues installing the plugin in this way then you can extract a zip file to your local computer, and it will create a directory. Now copy that directory and put it in “wp-content/plugins”.

Activate Plugin

To activate plugin go to “Plugins > Installed Plugin > WPML Multilingual CMS” and activate it.

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Basic Settings

As soon as you activate your plugin you have to do some basic settings to start working.
Select your default language and then select another language in which you want to translate your site. Here you can select all the languages at a time or you can select it after when needed. When all first-time settings are done don’t forget to register it. You’ll get regular updates on the new version.

Translate Posts/Pages

After completing all basic settings, to translate your page/post go to “Pages > All Pages” there you will get “Plus” sign, this will indicate that those pages are not translated and ready to translate.

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To translate the page click on the plus sign under a particular language (flag). It will open a separate editor, here you have to add content in that language and save all the content.
Here you will get the option to duplicate “Media images and featured images” of default content. It will help to save lots of time. You will get this option in the right sidebar.

media duplicate

Translate Taxonomy

WPML also provides options to translate “Categories” and “Tags”. For that go to “WPML > Taxonomy Translation” in this page you will get the option to select your taxonomy for translation.

Suppose if we select a category then you will get a list of all categories.

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Here you will get ‘Plus’ sign for each language to translate as shown in the image above. Click on a particular sign to translate, it will again open a popup box with the original language and another language to translate.

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Translate all your content and save it. Similarly, you can translate the same category to other languages. In the same way, you can translate “Tags” too.

  • Translating “Category” and “Tags” Label – To translate the label and slug of the category and tag you need to follow the same path “WPML > Taxonomy Transaction”. If you select “Tags” then you can see the heading “Translation of taxonomy Tag labels and the slug” Same ‘Plus’ sign will allow you to translate it.
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Translating Customize Panel

Translating customize panel is little tricky, before that you have to download and activate “WPML String Translation” plugin. You can download it from your WPML members area.
To make customize panel translatable go to “WPML > String Translation” and select “Translate texts in admin screens” available at the bottom of page.

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Here you have to activate option of theme, You can get it (For example: theme_mods_themename). After activating again click “String translation” here you have to select “Select strings within domain” and choose your theme name.
It will show list of all translatable field. All you have to do is, choose your field and click “translation”. It will give option of all the language, just give text in particular language and save it.

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Similarly, you can translate all the content of the customized panel and save it.

FYI –

There are some more icons that you’ll see while translating.

Plus Sign – This sign indicates the page is not yet translated and ready to translate.

Pencil Sign – This indicated page is translated and you can do further editing if needed.

Double Arrow – Page is already translated but needs updation.

Gear Wheel – Page is already translated but needs updation and other translation is also in progress.

Final Words – Now all ThemeHunk WordPress Themes are also compatible with WPML plugin. To know more visit to this Article. I have completed almost all points to translate the content. If still you have any query then feel free to contact our support forum. Our technical team is always ready to help you.

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