One thing I had to Google - I wanted the switcher in the menu to be: EN | DE Not the flags or fully spelled words. Found the answer in 10s and made the changes, works great 👍🏼
Thanks for your helpful tutorial. I have a question corncerning translations of installed Plugins: I am using Polylang free version. In the Polylang translation, the plugin "WP-UA-cam Lyte" is not included with the consequence that German language is shown on English pages. It seems to be that Polylang free version does not support the plugin "WP-UA-cam Lyte". Question: Does the Pro Version of Polylang support the translation? Or is there another way how I can translate the plugin "WP-UA-cam Lyte"?
Thanks for this amazing tutorial!!! One thing I still can't figure out though is how to create different footers for the different languages using Polylang. Could you give me some advice? Would be very appreciated. Hälsningar från Sverige 😄
Hi Lucy, it depends on your theme but footers are typically handled in: Appearance > Widgets There you can make separate widgets for each language using the dropdown at the bottom of each widget
Thank you for this video. Very helpful. The only thing that is looking totally different on my end is the copying of the pages. I don't have the option to select all text as it shows the page in the blocks with headings, paragraphs, pictures etc. I'm not sure how I can 'copy' my pages as I'm not able to select all the text (I can only copy per block text)
Hi there, it sounds like you're using a page builder of some kind. You can try downloading the "Classic Editor" plugin, that might make it possible to copy the content
Good evening, I have created a News page with the layout designer of Elementor. This page shows me the news and depending on the language I choose, it shows me only those of that language, but how can I have different templates for each language. For example in Spanish I want it to put News but in another language I don't want it to put news if not the word in that language, but in the conditions if I don't choose that page to be a post it stops working for the blog, for the header and footer Of the page, I have been able to tell you that it depends on the author to show me one or the other and I have created each translation with a different author but I can't get the news.
Hello thank you for great guide. However when activating all synchronization for custom fields its did not create them in secondary language, still need to type one by one for custom fields such city names. Any ideas ? Thanks
Thanks for a great video ! A pre-installation question 1) Do I need to setup Wordpress Multisite first ? 2) I'm using Wordpress 6.3.2, Gutenberg 16.8.1 and Polylang 3.5.1 (all up to date versions as of 23 Oct 23). I have an issue setting up the menus (around 18:30 of the video). I have a much simpler interface to configure the menus and no possibilities that I can see to configure different language menus. What am I missing ? Thanks in advance for your help
Thank you for the feedback. Setting up Polylang with a multisite is very different from a standard WordPress installation. Try looking in Polylang's documentation for help
Good, thank you ! Something I couldn't do though: trashing the transated page and start again. The little pencil stayed whatever, and the "+" didn't show. How to start the process of duplicating the page when it has been done once ?
Can somebody help with this - I make click on + to add a new page, after that it is created but still + doesn't change to pen and it seems as if the page wasn't created?
How can you keep editing your posts and pages on the dashboard? When I click to edit as you did, it always take me to another edit page... your way so much more easier.!
Hi Randy, it's difficult to say what the issue might be, however you could try going to your permalinks settings and clicking save. Also oftentimes the .htaccess file is the cause of these types of issues. Another probable cause could be having a redirect plugin installed that's automatically creating redirects. Good luck with your website
know polylang does not mirror pages "dynamically", but can you do this: the linked translated page is outdated. You want to relink the newer updated source language page with a clone of it*, and then translate again. And then link this in the menu instead of the older translated page. *This is possible when no translated pages are linked yet, but once linked, it seems impossible to relink with another page the the originally linked one?
Hi Ruben, I had the same impression but I found out it's in fact super easy. In the language menu on the page you wish to link to another page you can delete the page name and then simply write the name of the new page to link that instead.
@@WPExplainer Thanks i have tried to create new pages, and duplicate content , translate. I then publish my pages and they're gone into the abyss. Impossible to find the page, worth 4 hours of work .... I'm desperate
A known bug in Polylang is that it sometimes creates an extra language with a funny looking name. Try checking if there is an extra language added besides the languages you've created. If so, then delete the extra language...
@@WPExplainer not really, but I've found out. You need to have porper setting of direct link structure set in general settings. Just after pretty permalinks appear.
In Appearance > Menus, click on screen options, top right of your screen, to expend the options and check the “Language switcher” checkbox. You should then see a new metabox in the “Add menu items” list which allows you to add a language switcher the same way you add other menu items
One thing I had to Google - I wanted the switcher in the menu to be:
EN | DE
Not the flags or fully spelled words. Found the answer in 10s and made the changes, works great 👍🏼
Great to hear 👍
Best tutorial I've seen
thank you! This is so much easier than other tutorials make it seem
This was incredibly useful, thank you!
Well made tutorial, thanks.
Thank You
Awesome, thank you!
Very useful thank you.
Thanks for your helpful tutorial. I have a question corncerning translations of installed Plugins:
I am using Polylang free version. In the Polylang translation, the plugin "WP-UA-cam Lyte" is not included with the consequence that German language is shown on English pages. It seems to be that Polylang free version does not support the plugin "WP-UA-cam Lyte".
Question: Does the Pro Version of Polylang support the translation? Or is there another way how I can translate the plugin "WP-UA-cam Lyte"?
Hi there, you need another plugin to handle translations. I recommend Loco Translate 👍
Thanks for this amazing tutorial!!! One thing I still can't figure out though is how to create different footers for the different languages using Polylang. Could you give me some advice? Would be very appreciated. Hälsningar från Sverige 😄
Hi Lucy, it depends on your theme but footers are typically handled in: Appearance > Widgets
There you can make separate widgets for each language using the dropdown at the bottom of each widget
@@WPExplainer Such a quick reply 😊 I use the Divi theme. Guess it works there like you described as well?
Thank you for this video. Very helpful. The only thing that is looking totally different on my end is the copying of the pages. I don't have the option to select all text as it shows the page in the blocks with headings, paragraphs, pictures etc. I'm not sure how I can 'copy' my pages as I'm not able to select all the text (I can only copy per block text)
Hi there, it sounds like you're using a page builder of some kind. You can try downloading the "Classic Editor" plugin, that might make it possible to copy the content
Good evening, I have created a News page with the layout designer of Elementor. This page shows me the news and depending on the language I choose, it shows me only those of that language, but how can I have different templates for each language. For example in Spanish I want it to put News but in another language I don't want it to put news if not the word in that language, but in the conditions if I don't choose that page to be a post it stops working for the blog, for the header and footer Of the page, I have been able to tell you that it depends on the author to show me one or the other and I have created each translation with a different author but I can't get the news.
What about the woocommerce cart page?
Hello thank you for great guide. However when activating all synchronization for custom fields its did not create them in secondary language, still need to type one by one for custom fields such city names. Any ideas ? Thanks
For synchronization to work, you need to have already made the categories etc. in all languages
Thank you! are you working with the premium version in this video?
No this is the free version 👍
Thanks for a great video ! A pre-installation question 1) Do I need to setup Wordpress Multisite first ? 2) I'm using Wordpress 6.3.2, Gutenberg 16.8.1 and Polylang 3.5.1 (all up to date versions as of 23 Oct 23). I have an issue setting up the menus (around 18:30 of the video). I have a much simpler interface to configure the menus and no possibilities that I can see to configure different language menus. What am I missing ? Thanks in advance for your help
Thank you for the feedback. Setting up Polylang with a multisite is very different from a standard WordPress installation. Try looking in Polylang's documentation for help
Awesome video,
Would it be the best thing to make all the pages first in the other language and then proceed with the plugin?
Thanks a lot 😀 Yes exactly, make all the content in the primary language first and then proceed
Ok so first build whole website. Than install plugin and translate site.
That's right 👍
Good, thank you ! Something I couldn't do though: trashing the transated page and start again. The little pencil stayed whatever, and the "+" didn't show. How to start the process of duplicating the page when it has been done once ?
Try going to your trashed pages and delete the page permanently. Hopefully that should do it 👍
Can somebody help with this - I make click on + to add a new page, after that it is created but still + doesn't change to pen and it seems as if the page wasn't created?
Sir but why post cant be translated ?
How can you keep editing your posts and pages on the dashboard? When I click to edit as you did, it always take me to another edit page... your way so much more easier.!
It might be because it uses the Gutenberg editor instead of the Classic Editor. Try installing the "Classic Editor" plugin and try once mode 👍
@@WPExplainer Thank you! I will try it
@@WPExplainer Thank you so much! It worked! I just needed to deactivate the Elementor as well to work properly.
Great to hear, I'm glad it worked 😀👍
This plugin causes our site to go into an infinite redirect loop. Can find any option for support anywhere.
Hi Randy, it's difficult to say what the issue might be, however you could try going to your permalinks settings and clicking save. Also oftentimes the .htaccess file is the cause of these types of issues. Another probable cause could be having a redirect plugin installed that's automatically creating redirects. Good luck with your website
How to have two different direction language , like EN and Ar?
Hi Rasha, under your "Languages" settings you can click "Edit" below the appropriate language name and change "Text direction" to "Right to left"
know polylang does not mirror pages "dynamically", but can you do this: the linked translated page is outdated. You want to relink the newer updated source language page with a clone of it*, and then translate again. And then link this in the menu instead of the older translated page.
*This is possible when no translated pages are linked yet, but once linked, it seems impossible to relink with another page the the originally linked one?
Hi Ruben, I had the same impression but I found out it's in fact super easy. In the language menu on the page you wish to link to another page you can delete the page name and then simply write the name of the new page to link that instead.
What about if we don't have categories?
That should only make the setup easier 👍
@@WPExplainer Thanks i have tried to create new pages, and duplicate content , translate. I then publish my pages and they're gone into the abyss. Impossible to find the page, worth 4 hours of work .... I'm desperate
A known bug in Polylang is that it sometimes creates an extra language with a funny looking name. Try checking if there is an extra language added besides the languages you've created. If so, then delete the extra language...
I dont see "pretty permalinks" settings, is it some plugin?
Pretty permalinks is an standard WordPress feature so if you can't see it, you might not have administrator rights
@@WPExplainer not really, but I've found out. You need to have porper setting of direct link structure set in general settings. Just after pretty permalinks appear.
Okay great that you found the solution :)
I am unable to add langauge switcher in the menu
In Appearance > Menus, click on screen options, top right of your screen, to expend the options and check the “Language switcher” checkbox. You should then see a new metabox in the “Add menu items” list which allows you to add a language switcher the same way you add other menu items
@@WPExplainer saw this now, but helped cause i had the same problem. Thxs a lot Great Video
Thank you! Whats about polylang for woocommerce? Do you use it for woocommerce Shop translation?
As soon as I activate polylang it messes up the menus on my site... Why?
When Polylang is activated it requires you to create a menu for each language. I cover this in the tutorial so just watch till the end 👍
@@WPExplainer Thanks.. I ended up using Weglot. Works great.