WPML lets you add more languages to your website at any moment. Learn how to add pre-configured languages or your own custom language.
By default, WPML comes with 65 pre-configured languages. This includes popular languages like Spanish, French, and German, as well as more unique languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic.
If you want to add a language not available in WPML by default, you can create a custom language.
Add Pre Configured Languages
To add pre-configured languages in WPML:
Go to WPML → Languages.
Under Site Languages, click Add / Remove languages.
Select the languages you want to add and save.
Add Custom Languages
To add custom languages in WPML:
Go to WPML → Languages.
Under Site Languages, click Edit Languages.
Scroll down and click Add Language.
Enter your custom language details and save.
Adding custom languages in WPML
Automatic Translation for Custom Languages
While translation engines support many languages and dialects, some custom languages might not be available. In these cases, you have two options:
Translate manually by yourself
Translate automatically to a similar language
For example, let’s say you created a custom language called Swiss-German. Since it’s similar to German, you can first automatically translate your content to German, and then edit translations to reflect local Swiss nuances.
You can specify which language WPML should automatically translate to in the Language mapping column.
