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How to install language switcher plugin in WordPress?
To do an automatic install of Language Switcher, log in to your WordPress admin panel, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New. In the search field type “Language Switcher” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found my plugin extension you can view details about it such as the the point release, rating and description.
What is the purpose of the language switcher?
The purpose of the language switcher is to create links to the translations of your current page. By default, if the current page is untranslated, the language switcher links to the front page in the corresponding language.
How to choose the best language switcher for your website?
Each kind of a language switcher has its own separate section. Options selected for different kinds of language switchers are applied to each switcher, respectively. The Languages page shows a working preview for the different language switchers active on your site, as displayed in the following image.
Where can I find the Polylang language switcher?
You can include the Polylang language switcher in your menu. If you don’t see the language switcher metabox, check that it is not disabled in the screen options. Polylang provides a widget to display the language switcher.
How does a multilingual plugin work in WordPress?
Multilingual plugins that hold all the language contents in the same post use language meta tags to distinguish between contents in different languages. When the post is displayed, it’s first processed and only the active language content remains. Side by side editing is easily implemented.
How are WordPress themes localized to different languages?
Some plugins use – for theme’s displayed terms – the language files (.mo) delivered with localizable themes. In WordPress, localization is based in GNU gettext technology. So when a single post is in french, plugin switch all the terms of the theme in the same language (here french).