1. WordPress in Multiple Languages

2. About the Author Name: De’Yonté Wilkinson Twitter: @rxnlabs
Company: Cornershop Creative
About: Sharp dresser, tea and daiquiri drinker, started career using MySpace
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3. Why have your site in multiple languages
Reach users in their native language
Spread your non-profit’s message
Be seen as more influential and worldly

4. Which languages to choose? Google Analytics

5. Plugins can help
But first you have some decisions to make. Do you need … ?
One Post Per Language
All Languages in One Post
Automatic Translation
A Multisite Solution
One post per language—Each language version of an article is set up as its own post. These are then linked together, indicating that one is the translation of the other.
All translations in one post—All language alternatives are stored and edited in the same place.
Automatic translation—Your WordPress site is connected to external translation services—the automatically translated content is then displayed on your site. Editing is optional depending on the plugin.
Multisite solution—Language versions are set up as separate WordPress sites, which are linked together with a plugin so visitors can ping back and forth between them.

6. One Post Per Language
Plugin: WPML
Price: $29-$195
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7. One Post Per Language: WPML
Pros:
No changes to the database content for posts makes for simple install and uninstall.
Robust post and page link structure for clean URLs and links that don’t break.
Includes translation for navigation elements (e.g. drop down menus, breadcrumbs trail, sidebar navigation).
Other plugins that analyze content, such as related posts, keep working correctly.
Fully supports other popular plugins such as WooCommerce and WordPress SEO (for a list of all compatible plugins, click here).
Powerful translation management allows for a team of translators to work together on one site.
Integrated professional translation (optional, paid feature).
Ongoing and professional user support of a premium plugin.
Cons:
Complex architecture: the plugin needs to hook and filter many WordPress functions in order to return the required language.

8. Takeaway: WPML Pros Cons
Each translated post has it’s own post. You can fine tune your changes.
Each translated post has it’s own post. Increasing the size of your database.
Translates menu items, breadcrumbs
Cost (not expensive though)
Popular and well-tested
Large plugin

9. All Languages in One Post
Plugin: qTranslate X
Price: FREE (but donation recommended)

10. All Languages in One Post: qTranslate X
Translated content is placed in one post
Easy to understand interface
Highly rated

11. Takeaway: qTranslate X
Pros
Cons
Easy to use interface
Changing menu languages is not as easy as WPML
Side-by-side editing of content in different languages
Uninstalling the plugin can be complicated
Free and well-supported
Cannot set different urls for the same content without extra add-ons

12. Automatic Translation: GTranslate
Plugin: GTranslate
Price: FREE

13. Automatic Translation: GTranslate
Translates all content on your website (including comments)
Allow users to change language on command
Add to any menu on your site

14. Takeaways: GTranslate
Pros
Cons
Quickly translate all content
Not as accurate as manually editing content
Free
Cannot change the translated content

15. Multisite Solution
Plugin: Multilingual Press
Price: FREE

16. Multisite Solution: Multilingual Press
Uses WordPress multisite
Fine tuned control of content
Import content from WPML to Multilingual Press
Sync content across different languages’ sites

17. Takeaways: Multilingual Press
Pros
Cons
Very powerful. Sync
Requires knowledge of WordPress Multisite (with it’s own pros and cons)
No plugin lockin. Each site can work without the plugin and function on it’s own
Free

18. WordPress in Multiple Languages
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