

We decided to add a French version of the page in our example This will open a page editor for a new empty version of the page. Step 2 – To create a page version in another language, just click on the “+” icon in the desired language column. In our example, existing pages are in English (Default language). Each page is shown with the flag of the language that is assigned to that page. You will notice the Polylang options for each page. Step 1 – Navigate to Dashboard > Pages and check the right side of the pages list.

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Since we skipped the automatic step (Step 7) to create homepage versions in other languages through the wizard, we will show you how to do it manually now. We will show you two methods of creating the translated version of your page in a couple of steps.įor Polylang to work properly, you need to add at least translations for your homepage (static front page). When you translate pages or posts with Polylang, you get linked versions of pages or posts where each version is assigned a language. Translating Pages, Posts, and Post Types with Polylang Now you need to add your content and media translations. So, the Polylang plugin is now set, and language options were added to your website. Go ahead and click on that button to close the Polylang setup wizard (all of your previous wizard settings are saved). Step 8 – Consequently, you will be transferred to the Dashboard with the option to skip setup. However, unless you’re planning to add different designs for each language (homepage looking differently in every language), click on the “Not right now” button at the bottom This means that non of your designs nor content will be copied from your homepage. Clicking on the “Continue” button will create blank versions of your homepage in all languages. Step 7 – On the next step, you can confirm your Homepage translations. Step 6 – Under “Content”, choose the language you wish to assign for all the content without an assigned language (this should be most often your primary language) Step 5 – In the next step, Media, you can allow translations for media (title, alternative text, caption, and description) Once you added all languages, click on “Continue” Further, just click on the “Add New Language” button to enable additional language(-s).įor our example, we will use English (primary), German and French languages:

When you choose your first language, it will be set as your default language. Step 4 – The first wizard option, Languages, will add the languages you need on your website. This will start a website translation wizard Polylang Setup Wizard
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Step 2 – Install all plugins mentioned in the previous step
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If you’re using Elementor Pro for headers and footers on your website, you will need to use an additional plugin: “ Polylang Connect for Elementor”.
