WPML Translation Plugin Guide

Source: WPML documentation

Note: This is a premium plugin, you have to purchase it before using. If there is anything incomplete here please refer to their Official Documentation.

Setup

1. Login to WPML at https://wpml.org/.
2. Download all the required components at https://wpml.org/account/downloads/
3. Upload the plugin and activate it at wp-admin dashboard.
4. Register the site-key, you can check that at your plugin page, it should notify you to do so. Or you can add manually at https://wpml.org/account/sites/.
5. At the dashboard menu, select WPML and setup the site languages & color switcher option.

Translate Content

1. Go to WPML -> Translation Management and setup translator.
2. Select the items for translation and add to translation basket.
3. Go to Translation Basket and send items for translation.

Manual Translation

1. At the dashboard menu, select WPML -> Translations.
2. Choose the one that is processing translation and Take and translate.

Note: You can always edit the translation at the same place

Auto Translation (Paid Service)

Note: WPML comes with 10,000 words free auto translation per month as long as the member is valid.

1. Go to WPML -> Translation Management -> Translation Tools.
2. Select Bulk Automatic Translation and choose the jobs you wanted to auto translate.

Media Translation

1. At the dashboard menu, select WPML -> Media Translation.
2. Run the setup so WPML scans the media at the site.
3. Upload a translated media.

Multilingual Compatible Plugin

Multilingual compatible plugins can be check at here.