WordPress website localization guide with Gridly and WPML

What’s covered:

• Why choose Gridly for WordPress website localization?
• Setting up your localization environment
• Installing the Gridly plugin
• Installing and configuring WPML
• Creating your first translation project
• Translate WordPress content in Gridly
• Syncing translations back to WordPress website
• Ready to go global?

WordPress website localization just got a whole lot easier! We’re excited to share how Gridly, the all-in-one localization platform trusted by global brands, can transform your WordPress site into a powerful multilingual platform. In this guide, we’ll walk you through setting up Gridly’s WordPress integration and show you how to localize your WordPress site like a pro.

Why choose Gridly for WordPress website localization?

The latest statistics from W3Tech shows that WordPress dominates the web with over 43% of all websites using this versatile CMS. When it comes to WordPress website localization, you need a solution that’s both powerful and user-friendly. That’s where Gridly comes in. Gridly is an all-in-one localization platform that streamlines content management, translation workflows, and project coordination to help you localize more efficiently.

Gridly’s WordPress integration brings enterprise-grade translation management right into your WordPress dashboard. Whether you’re managing a small business website or running a global content hub, our plugin gives you the tools you need to handle multilingual content efficiently.

Setting up your localization environment

Before we dive into the exciting parts, let’s make sure you have everything you need:

• WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin) - paid plugin
• Gridly WordPress plugin - free plugin
• Gridly account

Why WPML? Think of WPML as the foundation that makes your WordPress site multilingual-ready, while Gridly provides the powerful translation management system that sits on top. This combination gives you the best of both worlds: WPML’s deep WordPress integration and Gridly’s advanced translation features.

Installing the Gridly plugin

1. Go to your WordPress admin dashboard
2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New
3. Search for “Gridly WPML plugin”
4. Click Install Now

You can also download and install this plugin here.

Installing and configuring WPML

1. Install the plugin from the WPML website
2. Follow WPML’s setup wizard to configure your desired languages
3. Make sure to set your default language
4. Configure your language switcher preferences

Feeling lost? Here is the getting started guide from WPML.

Creating your first translation project

Now for the exciting part – let’s set up your first translation project with Gridly:

Step 1: Create a Profile

1. Create a new Grid in your Gridly dashboard for WordPress content
2. Locate your API key and View ID from the API quick start panel
3. In WordPress, go to Gridly Integration > Profiles
4. Click Add new Profile and enter your credentials

Step 2: Configure your translation setup

1. Navigate to WPML > Translation Management
2. Add Gridly as a translator
3. Set your language pairs
4. Your Gridly profile will appear as @Gridly@_[Your profile name]

Step 3: Start translating content

Here’s where the magic happens. To send content for translation:

1. Go to WPML > Translation Management > Dashboard
2. Select the pages or posts you want to translate
3. Choose your target languages
4. Assign the content to your Gridly translator
5. Send it to the translation basket
6. Go to the Translation Basket tab
7. For each language pair, set the Gridly translator created in the previous step as the translator
8. Click Send all items for translation

Translate WordPress content in Gridly

Content from your WordPress website will appear in Gridly like this.

Gridly also offers a wide range of powerful tools for WordPress website localization:

• Pre-translation allows you to create an initial translation with machine translation tools like Google Translate, Amazon Translate, ChatGPT-4, or DeepL before having it professionally translated
• Set up Translation Memory to reuse existing translations and create a Glossary to assure translation consistency
• Collaborate with your translation team in real-time through comments and the ticketing system in Gridly

Syncing translations back to WordPress website

When your translations are ready:

1. Go to Gridly Integration > Jobs
2. Select the completed translation job
3. Click Get translations

Switch between languages on your WordPress site using WPML’s language switcher to explore all your newly added translations.

Ready to go global?

Transform your WordPress site into a multilingual powerhouse with Gridly’s powerful localization platform. Start your journey today:

1. Sign up for a Gridly account and enjoy a 14-day free trial
2. Install the Gridly WPML plugin
3. Refer to our detailed plugin documentation for additional guidance

Start your WordPress website localization journey today with Gridly!