How to set up WPML Plugin?

Table of Contents

NOTE: 

I recommend that you first add content to your website in your native language. This will ensure that you have a solid foundation to work with before translating the content into other languages using the WPML plugin

WPML is a plugin for WordPress that lets websites use more than one language. It has been installed on more than 1 million websites. This plugin can translate all parts of a website, like pages, posts, custom types, taxonomies, menus, and even theme text, into more than 40 languages. This includes pages, posts, custom types, taxonomies, menus, and even theme text. Depending on the user’s choice, translation can be done automatically or manually.

We’re proud that Traveler works well with WPML and doesn’t have any compatibility problems. This makes it easy to translate and localize your travel website.

WPML Image 1

Install WPML

  • Install the main component of WPML that includes: WPML Multilingual CMS, String Translation, Media Translation
WPML Image 2
  • Configure WPML first before you can start translating
WPML Image 3
  • Choose the language that you want to translate
WPML Image 4
  • Enter the site key for your website
WPML Image 5
  • Select between the automatic or manual translation of your content. We recommend you should choose the Translate Everything option for convenience.
WPML Image 6
  • Now, you will see the language switcher in the footer. Click Finish it.
WPML Image 7

Note: 

After you have installed the WPML Plugin on your website, you will need to configure the theme settings for each language you want to add to your website. For instance, let’s say you want to set up a Spanish language version for your website.

To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Theme Settings, find the Styling Options tab.
  2. Under General tab, Select either WPBakery or Elementor Page Builder based on your previous configuration for Spanish language. 
  3. Click Save Changes: After selecting the page builder for the Spanish language, save the changes you made to the theme settings.
WPML Image 1.3

Configure WPML

There are two methods to translate your website, which are:

Method 1: Automatically translate your whole site

  • Go to WPML > Settings, and choose to Translate Everything options to translate your entire website that includes posts, pages, taxonomy terms, and WooCommerce Products
WPML Image 8
  • WMPL will translate every new page or post when you publish them. It means your content always has up-to-date translation every time.
WPML Image 9

Method 2: Automatically translate your individual posts, pages, and other contents

  • Go to WPML > Settings, choose the Translate Some options to translate the individual posts or pages of your website.
WPML Image 10
  • Click the Translate Automatically at the top of page
WPML Image 11

General Settings

  • On the WPML> Settings, if you want to translate the content and title of service in Traveler, select the custom post to translate on Post Type Translation. There are 5 service posts to translate and save it.
  • Go to the WPML > Language, and select the Store a language cookie to support language filtering for AJAX. Because the Traveler theme uses AJAX operation in front-end, and WPML needs to filter your result. If this option is not enabled, WPML will not filter them correctly
WPML Image 13

Choose the content to translate

Adding page content to translate it

  • On the WPML > Translation Management, select the item to translate, for example, we choose the homepage. Click Translate Selected Content
WPML Image 14
  • Go to the WPML > Translation, and select the home page to translate to your languages.
WPML Image 15
  • Change the original language to other languages and click to Complete it
WPML Image 16
  • Finally, you will see the switcher language of this page in the footer
WPML Image 17

Adding post content to translate

  • Just follow the same steps above, and you can filter your post to translate it.
WPML Image 18
  • For example, we translate the content of this post and add it to the translation queue
WPML Image 19

WooCommerce Multilingual Plugin

  • If your website uses WPML plugin and WooCommerce for the checkout process, you should install WooCommerce Multilingual Plugin first and set it up on your website. Download WooCommerce Multilingual Plugin
WPML Image 20
  • After finishing your setup, go to the WPML > Language, and select the Store a language cookie to support language filtering for AJAX.
WPML Image 21
  • On the WooCommerce > WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency, and select Synchronize cart content when switching languages on Carts
WPML Image 22
  • Here is the video to show you how to set up WPML plugin for your website. 

$79