Getting Started Guide

WPML consists of several module. The basic module turns WordPress sites multilingual. Other modules help with an enhanced translation process, string translation, media translation and other function.

You can learn about the different modules in the WPML Core and Addons page.

After you enable WPML, you’ll see a Multilingual Widget in the Admin Dashboard. This widget provides access to the different functions in WPML. You can also access them through the WPML menu.

Configuring WPML

• Languages – Determine the site’s languages and control how different language contents are organized.
• Theme and plugins localization – Choose between the traditional .mo files or using WPML’s String Translation.
• Navigation – Control the appearance of site-wide navigation based on WordPress pages.
• Sticky links – This is an essential function for running full websites with WordPress. It guarantees that links between pages can never break.

Translating the Site

Translation Dashboard

WPML creates different posts, pages and custom types for translations and connects them together. This means that every page has its own title, body and meta-fields.

WPML offers two ways for translating content:

• Manually, by clicking on the + icons
• Using WPML’s Translation Management module

Learn how to translate posts, pages and custom data types in - translating your content.

Most WordPress sites contain texts outside of posts. WPML translates these texts using the String Translation module.