Adding automatic translations for Cebuano and Filipino

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Problem:
The client is trying to add Cebuano and Filipino as custom languages with automatic translation on their WordPress site. These languages are not supported by WPML's automatic translation feature, and the client is exploring if manual translation is the only option.
Solution:
We confirmed that Cebuano and Filipino are not supported by WPML's automatic translation as they are rarely requested and not included in the supported languages list, which can be viewed here: https://ate.wpml.org/mt_langs. For manual translation, we recommend duplicating pages from the default language and manually editing the content with translations obtained from third-party tools like Google Translate or ChatGPT. Detailed steps for this process can be found here: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/. Additionally, instructions for setting up a language switcher are available here: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/.

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Last updated by Mihai Apetrei 9 months ago.

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October 3, 2024 at 4:20 pm #16251310
stanN	Background of the issue: I am trying to add automatic translations for Cebuano and Filipino on my site hidden link. Both these languages are supported by Google Translate. Symptoms: I need to know if there is a way to add Cebuano and Filipino as custom languages with automatic translation enabled. Questions: Is there a way I can add Cebuano and Filipino as custom languages with automatic translation enabled?
October 3, 2024 at 7:13 pm #16251906
Mihai Apetrei WPML Supporter since 03/2018 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)	Hi there. All the languages that are supported by the automatic translation feature are presented here: hidden link The languages that you mentioned are not present in this table but maybe you can find ones that are similar (for example I know there are languages that are using different words or dialects but they are using the same base language - for example English US and English UK). I hope that you will find this information helpful. Mihai Apetrei
October 3, 2024 at 7:46 pm #16251935
stanN	These languages aren't similar to any of the base languages. Is manual translation the only option? I would be surprised if this was the case because WordPress itself supports both languages and so does Google Translate.
October 4, 2024 at 5:39 pm #16255526
Mihai Apetrei WPML Supporter since 03/2018 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)	Hi there. Yes, these languages are rarely requested (we have no requests about "Cebuano" and very little about Filipino) and we support the most popular languages. Google Translate is one thing and a translation engine is something way more advanced. Google Translate's quality as a translator is way lower compared to DeepL for example or our WPML AI. But yes, these languages are currently not supported with WPML automatic translation. I would have loved to at least offer you an alternative or workaround but that's impossible in this situation.
October 7, 2024 at 4:09 pm #16262869
stanN	If automatic translation is not possible with these languages, can you give me instructions for manually adding a translation? I suppose in this case I would be relying on a third party or adding the translated strings myself from a external document. I want to leverage WPML's existing functions as much possible, using the builtin language switcher etc.
October 7, 2024 at 4:41 pm #16263006
Mihai Apetrei WPML Supporter since 03/2018 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)	Hi there and welcome back! Sure, you can use the exact steps presented here: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/ This will show you how you can duplicate pages from the default language into another language and then you can switch the language from the top black bar (while you are in the backend), go to pages, edit the newly duplicated versions and manually edit the content with the translations that you can get from different 3rd party tool like Google Translate or ChatGPT. Regarding the usage of a language switcher, you can find here how you can use that: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/ I hope that you will find this information helpful.