Multilingual WordPress (WordCamp Toronto 2014)
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The document is a presentation from WordCamp Toronto outlining how to make a WordPress site multilingual, covering multilingual basics, site audits, and the use of various plugins. It discusses internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n), as well as specific plugins and strategies for managing multilingual content across different configurations. Additionally, it highlights the importance of proper translation functions and offers insights into both paid and free plugins available for WordPress users.
Multilingual WordPress (WordCamp Toronto 2014)
- 1. Multilingual Wordpress Nov 15-16, 2014 WordCamp Toronto Matt Smith msmith@lingotek.com smithworx How to make a WordPress site multilingual!
- 2. ● Out of the box ● Decisions, not options ● Design for the majority ● Clean, lean, and mean ● Striving for simplicity ● Deadlines are not arbitrary ● Vocal minority WordPress Philosophy https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/
- 3. ● Multilingual Basics ● Multilingual Site Audit ● Multilingual Plugins ○ One language per site (multisite) ○ One language per post ○ All languages in one post ● Additional Automation Overview
- 4. Multilingual Basics WordPress multilingual readiness, terminology, and translation files
- 5. ● WordPress core does not support bilingual or multilingual out-of-the-box ● Plugins developed by the community enable multilingual functionality Multilingual in Wordpress source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Multilingual_WordPress ( unilingual is supported )
- 6. ● Internationalization (i18n) - the process of preparing a plugin or theme to be multilingual ready (e.g., using __(), _n()) ● Localization (L10n) - the process of adapting internationalized software for a specific region or language (e.g., translation, message) Terminology 18 characters 10 characters
- 7. .pot (portable object template) .po (portable object) .mo (machine object) Translation files Internationalization (i18n) No translations Translations
- 8. __() _e() _x() WordPress i18n Basic translation functions Any text that should be translatable must be wrapped in an i18n function also echos the text allows for context translate() alias for theme & plugin developers
- 9. _x() _ex() _n() esc_html__() esc_html_e() esc_html_x() esc_attr__() esc_attr_e() esc_attr_x() WordPress i18n Additional translation functions These are used less frequently for theme & plugin developers
- 10. for theme & plugin developers 1. Thou shalt not use PHP variables of any kind inside a translation function’s strings. 2. Thou shalt always translate phrases and not words. 3. Thou shalt disambiguate when needed. WordPress i18n - Otto's Laws "You're probably doing it wrong" source: http://ottopress.com/2012/internationalization-youre-probably-doing-it-wrong
- 11. ● Translation - communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. ○ Machine translation (MT) - algorithmic ○ Human translation - professional ○ Crowd-sourced - ordinary people Terminology - L10n
- 12. ● Locale - combination of language and regional identifier ● Examples ○ en_US English for the United States ○ fr_CA French for Canada ○ en_CA English for Canada ○ de_DE German for Germany Terminology - L10n
- 14. Multilingual Audit What is typically responsible for the translatable content on your website?
- 15. Multilingual Plugin user generated content Translation Files theme, plugins, core ? ? What is responsible for the translatable content on this page? or .po, .mo
- 16. Multilingual Plugin user generated content Translation Files theme, plugins, core ? ? What is responsible for the translatable content on this page? or .po, .mo
- 17. Multilingual Plugin user generated content Translation Files theme, plugins, core 10 6 What is responsible for the translatable content on this page? or .po, .mo
- 18. Posts Menus (or Post Title) Strings (site title, plugin specific) Categories
- 19. Multilingual Plugins Which plugins extend Wordpress core to provide multilingual capabilities?
- 20. ● One language per site (multisite) ● One language per post ● All languages in one post ● Plugins that direct you to external translation services: machine, community, professional Types of multilingual plugins source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Multilingual_WordPress
- 21. German Chinese Multisite: one language per site English Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual
- 22. Single site: one language per post German site post English Chinese post post
- 23. Single site: all languages in one post English ChineseGerman sitepost
- 24. German Chinese Multisite: one language per site English Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual
- 25. Free ● Multisite Language Switcher ● Multilingual Press ● Zanto WP Translation Multisite: one language per site Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual
- 26. Multisite: one language per site Multilingual Press Zanto WP TranslationMultisite Language Switcher Last updated: Oct 15, 2014 Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual
- 27. Multisite Language Switcher Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual
- 28. Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual Multilingual Press Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual
- 29. Zanto WP Translation Stay tuned for next talk: Multisite for Multilingual
- 30. Single site: one language per post German site post English Chinese post post
- 31. Free ● Polylang (+ Lingotek) ● xili-language ● Bogo ● Babble Paid ● WPML ○ $29-$79/year, or ○ $195 one-time Single site: one language per post Not in WP plugin repository
- 32. Polylang xili-language Bogo Single site: one language per post - free Last updated: Sep 24, 2014 Only uses WP core database tables (no extra tables)
- 33. Single site: one language per post - paid WPML Example
- 34. Single site: one language per post - paid WPML Example
- 35. Single site: one language per post - paid WPML Example
- 36. One post per language - paid WPML Example
- 37. One post per language - paid WPML Example
- 39. Add content overview page in Polylang Polylang
- 40. Polylang
- 42. Babble
- 43. Babble
- 44. Babble
- 45. Babble
- 46. Single site: all languages in one post English ChineseGerman sitepost
- 47. Free ● qTranslate ● mqTranslate mqTranslate adds: - Protection of concurrent edits of different languages - Language selection for editor accounts (allows translators to see only their source and target languages) Single site: all languages in one post
- 48. All languages in one post Last updated: Sep 24, 2014 qTranslate mqTranslate
- 49. All languages in one post qTranslate / mqTranslate
- 50. ● Less flexible publishing ● Import/export challenges ● Uninstallation can be challenging Comparison Overview Pros Cons Multisite One language per post All languages in one post ● Each site has its own posts ● Easy migration ● Flexible publishing ● More work to manage all of the different servers / installations ● Translation associations ● Non-cluttered edit page ● Easy import/export * ● Flexible publishing ● Complex content listing* ● Translation associations ● Content type support* ● Side-by-side editing ● No additional tables varies by plugin*
- 52. ● Prisna ● Transposh ● Polylang + Lingotek ● Global Translate WordPress ● mqTranslate Machine Translation Plugins for WordPress
- 53. ● Transposh ● Polylang + Lingotek Community Translation Plugins for WordPress
- 54. ● Polylang + Lingotek ● mqTranslate ● WPML Professional Translation Plugins for WordPress
- 55. Add mqTranslate screens. qTranslate Example Professional or Machine qTranslate / mqTranslate
- 56. One post per language - paid WPML Example
- 57. Add WPML Professional translation screenshots. WPML Example
- 66. ● Multilingual Basics ● Multilingual Site Audit ● Multilingual Plugins ○ One language per site (multisite) ○ One language per post ○ All languages in one post ● Additional Automation Conclusion
- 67. Q & A