We’ll show you how to use memoQ to edit the XLIFF files that WPML produces.
1. Saving the XLIFF email attachment
Save the XLIFF to the folder of your choice.
2. Opening a memoQ project
Open the project that you usually use or create a new project.
3. Adding documents
Click Import on the ribbon, then select the XLIFF file you saved to the folder of your choice, as below. An alternative to this is to simply drag-and-drop the XLIFF file into the window of your opened memoQ project.
Select the document you imported, click Details to show document details (if it’s not currently shown), and make sure the Filter configuration is WordPress (WPML) filter.
If the filter is WordPress (WPML), this means memoQ could recognize that your file comes from WPML, and you are ready. If it reads XLIFF filter or anything else other than WordPress (WPML) filter, proceed with the next steps. This may happen with older memoQ or WPML versions.
4. Reimport with options
Since memoQ could not automatically detect the filter, you need to explicitly tell memoQ which filter to use. With your previously imported document still selected, click the Reimport button of the Reimport/Review group of the Documents ribbon. Click Yes on the confirmation dialog to proceed with the same file you’ve imported before.
5. Select the WordPress WPML filter
Select the document on the Document import options dialog, click the drop-down arrow under the Filter & configuration column (#1 on the screenshot), and select the default filter under WordPress (WPML) filter (#2 on the screenshot). To find the filter more quickly, start typing “WordPress” in the field (as highlighted). When done, click OK.
6. Translate using memoQ
Translate the document(s) using memoQ as you’d translate any other documents. Though a lot of effort is made to provide you with clean text, for some WordPress plugins, it may happen that you see some HTML codes and shortcodes (text within square brackets) as translatable text. Be cautious about this. If you don’t know what it is, it’s best to leave it as is, however it may also happen that some of the code needs to be translated. Consult the site’s administrator to find out more about the specific issue.
An example is shown below.
In this particular case, the text within <title> tags needs to be translated. However, you need to URL-encode the translated text to make sure you don’t leave spaces and special characters in the titles. Other plugins may work quite differently, so there’s no rule of thumb for scenarios like this. If you’re not sure, it’s best to contact the client or WPML’s support for assistance.
7. Export translated document
When you are done, just click Export (Stored Path) or Export (Choose Path) on the Documents ribbon.
8. Completing the translation
In the site’s admin, go to the WPML Translation page and use the Import / Export XLIFF section to upload your translated file.
That’s it, you successfully completed the translation using memoQ.
… or you can just use memoQ 8.2, which now has a WPML XLIFF filter, for proper segmentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7oNNlNi-4
Honestly, I was just hoping to find a simple, step-by-step guide for importing the xliff files that were translated using a translation service. Is it really as simple as going into the WPML > Translations dashboard and uploading a zip or each xliff file individually and manually into my site? I want to make sure since this is on production…
Hi Tim – I believe this is the documentation you are looking for: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-desktop-cat-tools/configuring-xliff-file-options/
The exporting/importing process between WPML and memoQ using XLIFF files did not go very smoothly. After translating in memoQ and import the xliff back to WPML we are not able to see the translation in the workbench but only in the “View”. Can you please let us know if there is a way to solve that? It looks like there is an automatic integration available between memoQ and WordPress but we are not sure if it can help us solve the problem.
Hi Luna,
That’s correct. MemoQ is integrated with WPML and you can automatically send your content and have it translated using MemoQ. You can find MemoQ in WPML, under the Tab ‘Translators’>Translation Services, then scroll down to the bottom and select ‘Translation Management Systems’. You should be able to find MemoQ in that list.