Title: Summary: Multi-language Plugin(s) Author: Simon Wheatley Published: October 31, 2012 Last modified: May 12, 2013 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/simonwheatley/) [Simon Wheatley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/simonwheatley/) 3:57 pm _on_ October 31, 2012   # Summary: Multi-language Plugin(s) _Re the action for me (Simon Wheatley) to open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. my multi-language pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. as part of the “i18n improvements” session._ The Babble multi-language plugin [we](http://codeforthepeople.com) wrote for and used on [Free Speech Debate](http://freespeechdebate.com), is now available on GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) at [https://github.com/simonwheatley/babble](https://github.com/simonwheatley/babble). The plugin handles translating posts in all post types and terms in all taxonomies, though the translation of terms badly needs a workflow. Translation of widgets and menus is currently not covered by the plugin, and in the future I’d like to see a much more “work queue” style system for the translation teams in the various languages. Please feel free to comment, raise issues, fork, submit pull requests, etc. If you like the approach of using custom post types and taxonomies to store the translations, it’s also worth looking at the [Multi-Language Framework](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multi-language-framework/) plugin by [HackLab](http://hacklab.com.br). ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/10/31/multi-language-plugins/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/10/31/multi-language-plugins/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/10/31/multi-language-plugins/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/10/31/multi-language-plugins/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/10/31/multi-language-plugins/?share=x) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/10/31/multi-language-plugins/?share=linkedin) ### Like this: Like Loading… 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9198356582655c54b1c2112dd1bbec77cdb92cf30d41aa6a2d246e6c08ea4ab0? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [leogermani](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leogermani/) 8:27 pm _on_ October 31, 2012 3. Im happy that this topic came up in the summit. 4. In the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. I developed, which Simon mentions, I managed to translate all site options, including widgets, with a filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks). They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. in the get/add/update_option() functions. This filter checks which language are we visiting right now (int the front end or the admin, does not matter) and allways look for a corresponding option in the current language. 5. For instance, if you do a get_option(‘option_name’) and are visiting the spanish site, it will try to find an option called ‘option_name_es’. If there is not, it will get the default. Same thing when saving. 6. Pingback: [A Tale of Two WordPresses: WPCS & Pressnomics - WP Realm](http://wprealm.com/blog/a-tale-of-two-wordpresses-wpcs-pressnomics/) 7. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ad9856edbcc2b1c390eb3d92a76e9c8d203e98e5fc1880a2225dad68c7ba9e7b? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 8. [DocX](http://www.mrhpx.com/) 5:11 pm _on_ November 21, 2012 9. whoaaaaa.. it’s rock on.. thanx for the info.. go to GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) now Comments are closed. # Post navigation [← Today: Co-working, Shirts, and BBQ](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/10/30/today-co-working-shirts-and-bbq/) [Summary: Let’s improve the Codex →](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2012/11/06/lets-improve-the-codex/)