Polylang tutorial - Time efficient setup

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In this tutorial you will how to quickly setup a multilanguage website using the free Polylang plugin. This tutorial shows the fastest setup so that you can get you website setup in two or more languages as quickly as possible.
2:15 Plugin installation
4:34 Polylang settings
7:36 Translating content
14:35 Menu setup
17:20 Widget translation
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@motioninmind6015 2 года назад

thank you! This is so much easier than other tutorials make it seem

@GeorgeWellerYT Год назад

This was incredibly useful, thank you!

@maximilianprivatevideo 8 месяцев назад

Best tutorial I've seen

@MassimoVilla 2 года назад

Well made tutorial, thanks.

@motioninmind6015 2 года назад

One thing I had to Google - I wanted the switcher in the menu to be: EN | DE Not the flags or fully spelled words. Found the answer in 10s and made the changes, works great 👍🏼

@WPExplainer 2 года назад

Great to hear 👍

@doncze Год назад

Awesome, thank you!

@patricklemarie1314 Год назад

Very useful thank you.

@magicreset9870 Год назад

Thank you for this video. Very helpful. The only thing that is looking totally different on my end is the copying of the pages. I don't have the option to select all text as it shows the page in the blocks with headings, paragraphs, pictures etc. I'm not sure how I can 'copy' my pages as I'm not able to select all the text (I can only copy per block text)

@WPExplainer Год назад

Hi there, it sounds like you're using a page builder of some kind. You can try downloading the "Classic Editor" plugin, that might make it possible to copy the content

@milica5528 2 года назад

Can somebody help with this - I make click on + to add a new page, after that it is created but still + doesn't change to pen and it seems as if the page wasn't created?

@blackpepperstudio5014 2 года назад

Good, thank you ! Something I couldn't do though: trashing the transated page and start again. The little pencil stayed whatever, and the "+" didn't show. How to start the process of duplicating the page when it has been done once ?

@WPExplainer 2 года назад

Try going to your trashed pages and delete the page permanently. Hopefully that should do it 👍

@Luxury-Travel-Switzerland 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for your helpful tutorial. I have a question corncerning translations of installed Plugins: I am using Polylang free version. In the Polylang translation, the plugin "WP-RU-vid Lyte" is not included with the consequence that German language is shown on English pages. It seems to be that Polylang free version does not support the plugin "WP-RU-vid Lyte". Question: Does the Pro Version of Polylang support the translation? Or is there another way how I can translate the plugin "WP-RU-vid Lyte"?

@WPExplainer 7 месяцев назад

Hi there, you need another plugin to handle translations. I recommend Loco Translate 👍

@martinhunt9155 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for a great video ! A pre-installation question 1) Do I need to setup Wordpress Multisite first ? 2) I'm using Wordpress 6.3.2, Gutenberg 16.8.1 and Polylang 3.5.1 (all up to date versions as of 23 Oct 23). I have an issue setting up the menus (around 18:30 of the video). I have a much simpler interface to configure the menus and no possibilities that I can see to configure different language menus. What am I missing ? Thanks in advance for your help

@WPExplainer 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the feedback. Setting up Polylang with a multisite is very different from a standard WordPress installation. Try looking in Polylang's documentation for help

@fahri4440 5 месяцев назад

Hello thank you for great guide. However when activating all synchronization for custom fields its did not create them in secondary language, still need to type one by one for custom fields such city names. Any ideas ? Thanks

@WPExplainer 5 месяцев назад

For synchronization to work, you need to have already made the categories etc. in all languages

@cornepetersen6855 2 года назад

Awesome video, Would it be the best thing to make all the pages first in the other language and then proceed with the plugin?

@WPExplainer 2 года назад

Thanks a lot 😀 Yes exactly, make all the content in the primary language first and then proceed

@sophiemulders 8 месяцев назад

Ok so first build whole website. Than install plugin and translate site.

@WPExplainer 8 месяцев назад

That's right 👍

@lucyinthesky4701 День назад

Thanks for this amazing tutorial!!! One thing I still can't figure out though is how to create different footers for the different languages using Polylang. Could you give me some advice? Would be very appreciated. Hälsningar från Sverige 😄

@WPExplainer День назад

Hi Lucy, it depends on your theme but footers are typically handled in: Appearance > Widgets There you can make separate widgets for each language using the dropdown at the bottom of each widget

@lucyinthesky4701 День назад

@@WPExplainer Such a quick reply 😊 I use the Divi theme. Guess it works there like you described as well?

@Fetstan-Bagues 3 месяца назад

What about the woocommerce cart page?

@rubenvaneupen7327 Год назад

know polylang does not mirror pages "dynamically", but can you do this: the linked translated page is outdated. You want to relink the newer updated source language page with a clone of it*, and then translate again. And then link this in the menu instead of the older translated page. *This is possible when no translated pages are linked yet, but once linked, it seems impossible to relink with another page the the originally linked one?

@WPExplainer Год назад

Hi Ruben, I had the same impression but I found out it's in fact super easy. In the language menu on the page you wish to link to another page you can delete the page name and then simply write the name of the new page to link that instead.

@rociocecilia 2 месяца назад

Thank you! are you working with the premium version in this video?

@WPExplainer 2 месяца назад

No this is the free version 👍

@romeojewelet Год назад

Sir but why post cant be translated ?

@JefterMafer 2 года назад

How can you keep editing your posts and pages on the dashboard? When I click to edit as you did, it always take me to another edit page... your way so much more easier.!

@WPExplainer 2 года назад

It might be because it uses the Gutenberg editor instead of the Classic Editor. Try installing the "Classic Editor" plugin and try once mode 👍

@JefterMafer 2 года назад

@@WPExplainer Thank you! I will try it

@JefterMafer 2 года назад

@@WPExplainer Thank you so much! It worked! I just needed to deactivate the Elementor as well to work properly.

@WPExplainer 2 года назад

Great to hear, I'm glad it worked 😀👍

@fagotjanis 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! Whats about polylang for woocommerce? Do you use it for woocommerce Shop translation?

@rnoureldin Год назад

How to have two different direction language , like EN and Ar?

@WPExplainer Год назад

Hi Rasha, under your "Languages" settings you can click "Edit" below the appropriate language name and change "Text direction" to "Right to left"

@MrBosqi Год назад

I dont see "pretty permalinks" settings, is it some plugin?

@WPExplainer Год назад

Pretty permalinks is an standard WordPress feature so if you can't see it, you might not have administrator rights

@MrBosqi Год назад

@@WPExplainer not really, but I've found out. You need to have porper setting of direct link structure set in general settings. Just after pretty permalinks appear.

@WPExplainer Год назад

Okay great that you found the solution :)

@RandyAnderson-DigitalHub 7 месяцев назад

This plugin causes our site to go into an infinite redirect loop. Can find any option for support anywhere.

@WPExplainer 7 месяцев назад

Hi Randy, it's difficult to say what the issue might be, however you could try going to your permalinks settings and clicking save. Also oftentimes the .htaccess file is the cause of these types of issues. Another probable cause could be having a redirect plugin installed that's automatically creating redirects. Good luck with your website

@realitysosubtle2746 Год назад

As soon as I activate polylang it messes up the menus on my site... Why?

@WPExplainer Год назад

When Polylang is activated it requires you to create a menu for each language. I cover this in the tutorial so just watch till the end 👍

@realitysosubtle2746 Год назад

@@WPExplainer Thanks.. I ended up using Weglot. Works great.

@kuchneathheng6266 8 месяцев назад

What about if we don't have categories?

@WPExplainer 8 месяцев назад

That should only make the setup easier 👍

@kuchneathheng6266 8 месяцев назад

@@WPExplainer Thanks i have tried to create new pages, and duplicate content , translate. I then publish my pages and they're gone into the abyss. Impossible to find the page, worth 4 hours of work .... I'm desperate

@WPExplainer 8 месяцев назад

A known bug in Polylang is that it sometimes creates an extra language with a funny looking name. Try checking if there is an extra language added besides the languages you've created. If so, then delete the extra language...

@shabazrangrez2963 Год назад

I am unable to add langauge switcher in the menu

@WPExplainer Год назад

In Appearance > Menus, click on screen options, top right of your screen, to expend the options and check the “Language switcher” checkbox. You should then see a new metabox in the “Add menu items” list which allows you to add a language switcher the same way you add other menu items