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.

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Multilingual Management With WPML And Avada

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

Overview

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

Requirements

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

A recent version of Avada (current version is 7.11.11).
A recent version of WPML (version 4.6.4 or above), including the String Translation, and Media translation add-ons.

Translating Your Content

With WPML and Avada, you can translate pages and posts and Avada Elements added to any page or post, using Avada Builder. The following Avada Elements are currently supported by WPML:

Alert

Blog

Button

Chart

Checklist

Code Block

Content Boxes

Countdown

Counter Boxes

Counter Circles

Events

FAQ

Flip Boxes

Font Awesome Icon

Avada Slider

Gallery

Google Map

Image

Image Before & After

Image Carousel

Layer Slider

Lightbox

Menu Anchor

Modal

Modal Text Link

Person

Portfiolo

Post Slider

Pricing Table

Progress Bar

WPML Translate Eveything Mode

This is the quickest way to get your site translated. See this documentation for more details.

In the following video, you can see how WPML’s new ‘Translate Everything’ mode works. In just a few simple steps, one of Avada’s pre-built eCommerce websites is ready for an international audience.

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Translate Pages Built With The Avada Builder Video

WPML allows you to manually enable the translation of additional Avada Builder elements and element attributes. For more detail on that, please read their documentation or watch the video below:

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Translating Avada Builder Global Elements, Columns, and Containers

Translation support for global elements, rows, and sections is now supported by:

WPML Multilingual CMS (4.6.4 or above)
WPML String Translation (3.2.6 or above)
WPML Translation Management (2.10.8 or above)

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WPML’s Advanced Translation Editor

WPML also offer an Advanced Translation Editor. The editor comes with key features like machine translation, a glossary, translation memory, spell checker, HTML-less editing, and more. To use it, it needs to be first activated on the WPML -> Settings page.

The main features it offers are these:

HTML Markers – The Advanced Translation Editor allows visual translation without having to edit HTML.
Machine Translation – The Advanced Translation Editor allows you to auto-translate the whole page at once, or a specific sentence you are currently editing. It supports most of the world languages.
Translation Memory – The Advanced Translation Editor breaks the content into sentences, allowing the editor to keep track of all the translated text. If there are repetitions, the editor will find and auto-complete the same phrases for you.
Glossary – The Advanced Translation Editor contains a Glossary, that allows you to inform translators of important keywords and phrases for which you want to suggest translations.
Spell checker – The built-in spell checker helps you avoid spelling errors and typos.

Please see the video below from WPML for more information, outlining the features offered by the Advanced Translation Editor.

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Documentation & Resources

WPML Getting Started Guide –It 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 Forum Support – If you bought WPML then you get free support from their amazing team
WPML Avada Documentation – This is created by the WPML developers and is specifically catered to Avada
Translating Widgets – Tutorial recommended by wpml team for translating widgets
Avada Global Options – How to set different global options with WPML
How to Build a Multilingual Website in Minutes Using Avada and WPML – Build a multilingual website with Avada and 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.

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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.