{"id":3524825,"date":"2019-04-03T12:55:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T12:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/?p=3524825"},"modified":"2019-04-04T08:06:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T08:06:06","slug":"wpml-4-2-5-greatly-improves-the-advanced-translation-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/changelog\/2019\/04\/wpml-4-2-5-greatly-improves-the-advanced-translation-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"WPML 4.2.5 Greatly Improves the Advanced Translation Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">We just released WPML 4.2.5. This is a usability update, which makes it a lot easier to use our new translation editor.<\/p>\n<p>For the last few months, WPML offers two translation editors.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Classic Translation Editor<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Advanced Translation Editor<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-classic-translation-editor-interface.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3524881\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-classic-translation-editor-interface-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-classic-translation-editor-interface-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-classic-translation-editor-interface-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-classic-translation-editor-interface-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-classic-translation-editor-interface-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-classic-translation-editor-interface.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-interface.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3524905\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-interface-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-interface-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-interface-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-interface-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-interface-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-interface.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 20px 15px;\"><i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: #39879e; margin-right: 5px;\"><\/i> Side-by-side translation editing<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 20px 15px;\"><i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: #39879e; margin-right: 5px;\"><\/i> Side-by-side translation editing<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: #39879e; margin-right: 5px;\"><\/i> Spell checking<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: #39879e; margin-right: 5px;\"><\/i> Translation memory<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: #39879e; margin-right: 5px;\"><\/i> HTML-less editing<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: #39879e; margin-right: 5px;\"><\/i> Glossary<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: #39879e; margin-right: 5px;\"><\/i> Machine translation (2000 words free)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The new (advanced) translation editor offers easy translation, with the features that you\u2019d normally find only in expensive professional translation tools. This allows site owners and their translators to produce much more accurate and faster translations.<\/p>\n<p>In this release of WPML, we\u2019ve ironed out many of the usability issues that appeared in this new tool. Now, WPML\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/documentation\/translating-your-contents\/advanced-translation-editor\/\">Advanced Translation Editor<\/a> is our recommended method for translating sites of any size.<\/p>\n<h2>How WPML\u2019s Advanced Translation Editor Works<\/h2>\n<p>WPML\u2019s translation editor separates between design and translation. When you send content for translation, you only need to translate texts and not recreate the entire design. This allows you to translate quickly. Translators only need to edit texts and never have to spend time with page builders.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a quick example for content that we\u2019ve created with the Block Editor and how we translate it with WPML:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AzxsHDjMA48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>When we create the page, we spend time not only writing the content but also styling it. There\u2019s no need to spend this time on every translation. All you need is to translate the texts. WPML takes care of building the translated pages with the exact design and new texts.<\/p>\n<h2>Easy for Newbies, Powerful for Experienced Translators<\/h2>\n<p>WPML\u2019s Advanced Translation Editor requires no training or experience. Open any translation job and translate.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced translators, who need to translate a lot of texts will enjoy the advanced features which run silently.<\/p>\n<h3>Glossary<\/h3>\n<p>When you\u2019re translating a large website, you need to make sure that you\u2019re translating the same term consistently in different pages. This is where a glossary comes in handy. Any time you run into an \u201cinteresting\u201d word, which you want to remember, add it to the glossary. The editor will look out for this word, highlight it for you and show you how you\u2019ve translated it before.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Add to glossary<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>The same word appears on another page<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>The glossary shows the correct translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-adding-words-to-glossary.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3524931\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-adding-words-to-glossary-300x98.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-adding-words-to-glossary-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-adding-words-to-glossary-150x49.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-adding-words-to-glossary.png 710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3524985\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word.png 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-usage.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3524961\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-usage-300x120.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-usage-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-usage-150x60.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-usage-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-usage-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-glossary-word-usage.png 1785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Translation Memory<\/h3>\n<p>The same text can appear several times on the same page or on other pages. There\u2019s no need for you to translate it again and again. The translation editor will automatically find recurring texts and apply the same translation.<\/p>\n<h3>HTML-Less Editing<\/h3>\n<p>WordPress allows you to style texts. Some of the texts that translators will get include styles, links, and other HTML tags and shortcodes. If you allow translators to edit these tags, there\u2019s a very good chance that translators will break the page.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Correct HTML<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Broken translated HTML<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>This is &lt;strong&gt;bold text&lt;\/strong&gt;.<\/td>\n<td>Esto es &lt;fuerte&gt;texto en negrita&lt;\/fuerte&gt;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to read Spanish to realize that this translation is not going to work.<\/p>\n<p>WPML\u2019s Advanced Translation Editor prevents these problems from ever happening. The translator will not need to deal with HTML tags. Instead, for every HTML tag in the text, the translator will see a marker.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Text with markers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation with markers<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3525009\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-1-300x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-1-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-1-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-1-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-1.png 1047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3525033\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-2-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-2-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-markers-2.png 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Automatic Translation<\/h2>\n<p>Automatic (machine) translation has come a long way in the last few years. Now, it\u2019s a good option for the first draft of most translations. WPML\u2019s Advanced Translation Editor allows you to automatically translate individual sentences or the entire page.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Automatic translation for a sentence<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Automatic translation for the entire page<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3525061\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-1-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-1-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-1-150x76.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-1.png 668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3525129\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-2-300x128.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-2-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-2-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-2-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-advanced-translation-editor-machine-translation-2.png 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>WPML relies on 3rd party engines for this great automatic translation. This service isn\u2019t free, so we cannot offer it completely for free. Every new site that uses the Advanced Translation Editor receives a quota of 2000 free words to translate automatically. When you need more, we offer flexible payment plans. Your payment for the automatic translation covers more than the direct costs. It also covers the cost of developing and supporting the Advanced Translation Editor.<\/p>\n<h2>Try It and Leave Your Feedback<\/h2>\n<p>The Advanced Translation Editor is part of <b>WPML\u2019s Translation Management<\/b> module.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re building new sites with WPML, Translation Management will ask you which editor to use during the setup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3525173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3525173\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-translation-management-setup.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3525173 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-translation-management-setup-300x233.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-translation-management-setup-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-translation-management-setup-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-translation-management-setup-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-translation-management-setup.png 858w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3525173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selecting the translation editor for new sites in the Translation Management wizard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can switch existing sites to the Advanced Translation Editor. To do this, go to the <b>WPML <\/b>-&gt; <b>Settings <\/b>page and scroll to the <b>How to translate posts and pages<\/b> section. There, you can select the editor for new content as well as the one already translated using the Classic Translation Editor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3525241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3525241\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-settings-select-translation-editor.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3525241 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-settings-select-translation-editor-300x124.png\" alt=\"Selecting the translation editor for existing sites\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-settings-select-translation-editor-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-settings-select-translation-editor-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-settings-select-translation-editor-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wpml-settings-select-translation-editor.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3525241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selecting the translation editor for existing sites<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Give it a try, see how you like it, think about what you\u2019re missing and leave your feedback. We\u2019re all eager to get your feedback and improve our translation tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just released WPML 4.2.5. This is a usability update, which makes it a lot easier to use our new translation editor. For the last few months, WPML offers two translation editors. Classic Translation Editor Advanced Translation Editor Side-by-side translation editing Side-by-side translation editing Spell checking Translation memory HTML-less editing Glossary Machine translation (2000 words [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3524835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3524825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-changelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3524825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3524825"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3524825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3532969,"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3524825\/revisions\/3532969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3524835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3524825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3524825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3524825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}