Multilingual Sites – Avada Website Builder

Set Up an Avada Multilingual Website With WPML or Polylang

Geoff — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:41:07 +0000

To set up a multilingual site, all you need is Avada and your choice of translation plugin. There are many to choose from, and WPML and Polylang are two of the most popular. Read on to find out how to turn your site into a multilingual masterpiece.

WPML

WPML (The WordPress Multilingual Plugin) is one of the most popular translation plugins for WordPress. With WPML you can translate pages, posts, custom types, taxonomy, menus and even the theme’s text. We work directly with the WPML team to guarantee 100% compatibility between Avada and the WPML plugin.

Documentation & Resources

Below you will find documentation the WPML team has created, for using the WPML plugin specifically with Avada. If you’ve purchased WPML and have any questions or issues, please check the links below.

WPML Getting Started Guide – This explains how to use WPML to translate the site, as you are building it
WPML Plugin –The highly recommended plugin to manage multi-lingual sites
WPML Avada Documentation – This is created by the WPML developers and is specifically catered to Avada
WPML Forum Support – If you bought WPML then you get free support from their amazing team
Translating Widgets – Tutorial recommended by WPML team for translating widgets
Avada Global Options – How to set different theme options with WPML

Purchase WPML and Get Started

Polylang

Polylang is another free plugin that allows you to create a bilingual or multilingual WordPress site. Below you will find documentation that the Polylang team created for using the Polylang plugin. If you’ve purchased Polylang and have any questions or issues, please check the links below.

Polylang – Free download of the standard plugin via wordpress.org.
Polylang Pro – Useful extra features, purchase required.
Polylang Documentation – Polylang documentation.
Polylang Support Forum – For support from the Polylang developer.
Avada Global Options – How to set different global options for Polylang.

Download Polylang and Get Started

Multilingual Management With WPML And Avada

Geoff — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 21:54:23 +0000

Overview

WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin) is the most popular translation plugin on the market and is fully compatible with Avada. With WPML, you can translate pages, posts, custom types, taxonomy, menus, and texts. Using WPML, you can easily translate your Avada website into more languages and create a multilingual site in just a few minutes.

Requirements

To get started with Avada and WPML, you will need:

A recent version of Avada (current version is 7.11.14).
A recent version of WPML (version 4.6.4 or above), including the String Translation, and Media translation add-ons.

How to Translate Avada with WPML

WPML can translate any part of your Avada website, including all 120+ Avada Elements, Avada Studio content, and Avada prebuilt websites.

To translate any content built with Avada, go to WPML → Translation Management. Then, scroll down to the type of content you want to translate and select your items.

The next step is to choose your translation method. With WPML, you can translate manually, using the automatic translation method, your team of translators, or using translation services. For the best translation quality, we recommend WPML AI, WPML’s most powerful automatic translation engine powered by ChatGPT.

Once you send your content for translation, the last step is to go to WPML → Translations to review your automatic translations or manually enter translations by yourself.

When done, you can view your translations by visiting the page you just translated on your website and switching languages.

Can’t Translate Some Texts?

If you can’t translate some texts on your website, like those in your Avada theme or other WordPress plugins, these texts are likely ‘strings.’

To translate strings, go to WPML → Translation Management, and scroll down to the Other Texts (Strings) section. Then, search for the texts you want to translate and follow the same translation process as previously covered.

If you still can’t find some strings, visit the page with your missing texts on the front end and switch languages. As you view the page, WPML will automatically identify your missing texts and populate them in the strings section.

Documentation & Resources

WPML Getting Started Guide – A beginner’s guide for translating your site with WPML.
Translating Avada with WPML -WPML’s official documentation for translating Avada.
Translating Widgets – A dedicated guide by WPML for translating standard and custom widgets.
Avada Global Options – A tutorial covering setting the same or different global options across languages when using WPML.
How to Build a Multilingual Website in Minutes Using Avada and WPML – A dedicated guide for building a multilingual website with WPML.

How To Set Different Global Options With Polylang

Geoff — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 23:28:13 +0000

Avada allows you to have a multilingual site, and you can now set individual options for each different language you have installed. Each language now has its own Avada Global Options panel, so you can modify it for each language. To change global options for each individual language, follow the steps below.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please make sure to check your Polylang settings under the Settings > Languages > Settings tab. Make sure it’s set to ‘The Language Is Set From The Code In The URL’ option to make sure your Global Options settings work. If you can’t see this option, ensure your permalinks are set to default.

How To Change Global Options For Each Language

Step 1 – Login to your WP-admin and go to the Avada Global Options panel.

Step 2 – While still in the Avada Global Options panel, switch to a different language using the Language Switcher at the top of the WP-admin panel.

Step 3 – Set your desired global options for the language you’ve selected.

IMPORTANT NOTE: By default, make sure you have Avada Global Options set for English language because when you switch languages in wp-admin for the first time, they copy the global options from English language options.

How To Change Options For All Languages At Once

Step 1 – In the Language Switcher on the top WP-admin panel, select All Languages from the drop down.

Step 2 – Once you’ve selected All Languages from the drop down, the theme options for all the languages will be replaced by the default language you have set in the Polylang options. Once you make changes to any theme option, these changes will be applied to all languages.

View Other Information About Using Polylang

Using Polylang With Avada

Geoff — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:37:52 +0000

Polylang is a free plugin that allows you to create a bilingual or multilingual WordPress site. Below you will find documentation that the Polylang team created for using the Polylang plugin. If you’ve purchased Polylang and have any questions or issues, please check the links below, or if you have issues specific to Avada, please submit a support request.

Polylang Plugin – The WordPress plugin page for Polylang.
Polylang Support – For Polylang support and documentation, start here.
Polylang Getting Started Documentation – This is the Getting Started documentation, a great place to start.
Multiple Sets of Avada Global Options – How to set more than one set of global options with Polylang.

Adding Language Switchers

Geoff — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:20:01 +0000

If your running a multi-lingual website, being able to switch languages is a key factor. Having a language switcher will make it easier on your users to switch between languages whenever they like. Multi-lingual plugins such as WPML and Polylang offer ways to add language switchers to the theme. We’ll outline how to do this for each plugin below.

How To Add A Language Switcher Using WPML

Step 1 – Navigate to the WPML > Languages tab.

Step 2 – Under the Language Switcher options, you can choose to set a number of options such as where the Language Switcher widget will be placed, the order of languages, whether to display flags, and much more.

How To Add A Language Switcher Using Polylang

Step 1 – Navigate to the Appearance > Menus tab.

Step 2 – A Language Switcher option will be available. Check the Language Switcher checkbox, and click the Add to Menu button.

Step 3 – Customize the Language Switcher by expanding the Language Switcher under the Menu Structure section.

How To Set Different Global Options With WPML

Geoff — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:57:00 +0000

Avada allows you to have a multi-lingual site, and you can now set individual options for each different language you have installed. Each language has its own Avada Global Options panel, so now you can modify it for each language. To change global options for each individual language, follow the steps below.

How To Change Global Options For Each Language

Step 1 – Log in to your WP Admin and go into Avada > Global Options panel.

Step 2 – While still in the Global Options panel, switch to a different language using the Language Switcher in the top of the WP Admin panel.

Step 3 – Set your desired options for the language you’ve selected.

IMPORTANT NOTE: By default, make sure you have Global Options set for English language because when you switch languages in wp-admin for the first time, they copy the global options from English language options.

How To Change Options For All Languages At Once

Step 1 – In the Language Switcher on the top WP Admin panel, select All Languages from the dropdown.

Step 2 – Once you’ve selected All Languages from the dropdown, the global options for all the languages will be replaced by the default language you have set in WPML options. Once you make changes to any theme option, that change will be applied on all WPML languages.