{"id":4558785,"date":"2019-09-12T07:31:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T07:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=4558785"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:33:30","slug":"how-to-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/es\/faq\/how-to-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I translate all taxonomy terms at once?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead\">You can translate all taxonomy terms at once by assigning them to a temporary post or page and sending it to translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-blocks-container tb-container\" data-toolset-blocks-container=\"b6d146d6ec96a66c98018efd2c2c33dd\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-blocks-grid tb-grid\" data-toolset-blocks-grid=\"37d19417981b1b97920df56c088840a6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-blocks-grid-column tb-grid-column tb-grid-align-top\" data-toolset-blocks-grid-column=\"3034fbe886c11054e95b46b09d3e4112\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-blocks-container tb-container\" data-toolset-blocks-container=\"8462661d63c4401da3f7686632759d01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-blocks-grid-column tb-grid-column tb-grid-align-top\" data-toolset-blocks-grid-column=\"3034fbe886c11054e95b46b09d3e4112\">\n<p class=\"tb-heading has-text-color\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"d5e058f7fdaacd367226fffcd2242dce\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">This FAQ covers a workaround for translating multiple taxonomy terms at once. For full information about translating taxonomies with WPML, visit our complete <a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/documentation\/getting-started-guide\/translating-post-categories-and-custom-taxonomies\/\">taxonomy translation guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To translate all taxonomy terms at once:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a temporary page or post and assign it all the taxonomy terms you want to translate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\" tb-image tb-image-dynamic tb-image-frame-none aligncenter\" data-toolset-blocks-image=\"a75a98833a670faca762b96e51222497\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wpml-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1247\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wpml-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9603093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wpml-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once-2.png 1247w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wpml-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once-2-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wpml-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once-2-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wpml-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once-2-150x53.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wpml-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once-2-768x270.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1247px) 100vw, 1247px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><div class=\"tb-image-caption\">Assigning all taxonomy terms to a temporary post<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next, go to <strong>WPML <\/strong>\u2192 <strong>Translation Dashboard<\/strong> and select the temporary post you just created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the language you want to translate your taxonomies to and send the post for translation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image tb-image tb-image-dynamic tb-image-frame-none\" data-toolset-blocks-image=\"a98a344fc9277388fe34184884fa909c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wpml-select-to-translate-temp-post.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1480\" height=\"884\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wpml-select-to-translate-temp-post.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17508744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wpml-select-to-translate-temp-post.png 1480w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wpml-select-to-translate-temp-post-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wpml-select-to-translate-temp-post-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wpml-select-to-translate-temp-post-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wpml-select-to-translate-temp-post-768x459.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><div class=\"tb-image-caption\">Selecting to translate the temporary post on the Translation Dashboard<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WPML will now translate your taxonomies along with the post. 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