Internet is a medium that is accessible by people or users from around the world and certainly a lot of websites or blogs are written in a language that is different. And most bloggers use a global language is English, because English is the language most widely used and most people understand it in different countries.
But the fact is not everyone can understand and comprehend the English language. Even if you create a blog with the local language, did not rule out that your blog is visited by people from different countries that have different languages, then of the many differences in language it is a good idea for you to make your blog have translation facilities, so visitors from any country can understand what you write without copying your writing to translation tools like google translate.
And one of the easiest ways to make your WordPress site has the facility translation is by using Google Translate.
Many of you may wonder why you should use Google Translate as a translator, when it is clear that the translated text with this tool is quite chaotic. I myself do not deny that this technology still needs to be improved significantly, but in my opinion Google Translate is a powerful tool that is better than any other translation tools and can be very helpful for users who do not know the language of the blog that you use. This is why in this post I will tell you how to integrate Google Translate on your WordPress blog with a plugin or without plugins.
1. Adding Google Translate On Wordpress With Plugin
This is the method preferred by most people because it is easier to set-up and configure. The first thing you need is Google Language Translator plugin. Please download, install and activate the plugin.
After you activate the plugin, it will display a new menu called Google Language Translator. And please go to the plugin settings page in the menu Settings »Google Language Translator.
The first thing you need to do is make sure that the plugin status has been checked as in the image below.
Other options can be used to select the layout of the translators and the main language used on your website. Once you are done with the settings, you need to copy the shortcode in the bottom [google-translator].
And now install the translator menu on your WordPress sidebar, by going to Appearance »Widgets, please add a new widget Text to the sidebar and paste the shortcode in it. Save widget settings, and check your website and see the results in the sidebar of your blog.
2. Adding Google Translate In Wordpress Without Plugin
2. You will go to the registration page for the site before you can use this tool. On the first tab you are required to enter the domain name and choose the native language of your site and click the "Next" button.
3. The second tab is the section of Setting plugins. In this section you can choose whether the site can be translated into all languages or in accordance with the selection of language your own liking. And underneath, there is the display options of translator menu. If already, you can click the "Get Code" button.
4. Now on the last tab, there is a code that you must install on your WordPress site.
5. Please copy the above code and put it on the part where you want to display Google translate plugin in the WordPress site. And please open your blog and see the results.
Above is a tutorial gives Google translate facility on your WordPress blog in two ways: with a WordPress plugin which is easier and also by using Google translate code directly. And hopefully this article useful and help you.
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