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Creating Multilingual Sliders Using LayerSlider and WPML

Dario
Updated
May 24, 2022

The LayerSlider plugin allows you to create sliders that can display images, videos, and posts. It features a multitude of animation effects and allows the layering of content in each slide. The integration of LayerSlider with WPML allows you to create and run multilingual sliders and popups.

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Getting Started

Start by installing and activating the following plugins:

  • The LayerSlider plugin
  • WPML core plugin and WPML String Translation add-on

If you’re new to WPML, check out our Getting Started Guide. It quickly walks you through different translation options you can use.

Translating Projects

To translate the text written on slides, popups, and other LayerSlider projects, follow these steps:

  1. From your WordPress dashboard, go to WPML → String Translation.
  2. Choose the LayerSlider Sliders text domain from the drop-down menu titled In domain. A list can then be seen with all the texts that you added to your projects.
  3. Click the plus icon to add your translations.
Translating slider text using String Translation
  1. To display the translated project on the front end, translate the page that includes it. You can translate it yourself by clicking on the plus icon in the list of pages. This opens the Advanced Translation Editor where you can translate the page.
Translating the page the slider appears on

Your project will then be available in your secondary language.

The translated slider on the front-end

Known Issues

There are no unresolved compatibility issues between this plugin and WPML. Search all known issues.

Getting Help

If you need help translating your site built using LayerSlider and WPML, visit WPML’s support forum.