The free version of GDPR Cookie Consent plugin is compatible with the multilingual WPML plugin. Let us see how the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin can be translated into your desired language via WPML.
- After installing and activating the WPML plugin, configure it for the desired languages.
- Navigate to WPML > String Translation.
From the In domain dropdown, select:
- admin_text_CookieLawInfo-0.9: To assign translations for all editable text content.
- admin_texts_cookielawinfo_privacy_overview_content_settings: To translate the privacy overview text content.
All the related domains will appear, from where you can add the required translations.
After you’ve saved the translations, switch the language option on your website to see the changes.
Example: As the translations done here are in German, on switching to German language, our GDPR Cookie Consent plugin contents will be in German.
To translate the contents in Cookie Settings pop-up, we need to translate each cookie individually.
Translate cookies
- Go to GDPR Cookie Consent > Cookie List
- Click on Edit.
- Add translate under Translate this document.
- The Advanced Translation Editor window will appear.
- Add translations for each title, body contents and save to complete.
- The percentage of translation done can also be viewed at the bottom.
- Click on Complete to finish.
Translate cookie categories
- Go to GDPR Cookie Consent > Cookie Category
- Click on Edit.
- Add translate under Language.
- Click on Update.
Alternate method
Now, let us go through an additional method for translating cookie categories:
- Navigate through WPML> Taxonomy Translation> Cookie Category Translation.
- Click on Add icon to add the translations.
- Click on Save to finish.
Switch the language option on your website to see cookies and category content in German.
In a similar manner, you can translate the plugin contents to other desired languages. Know more about the plugin.
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Comments (4)
Perica
May 27, 2022
Hello, how can I translate the plugin with po and mo files? I have partial translation but it is now showing on the website.
Mark
May 27, 2022
Hi @Perica,
Greetings from Webtoffee!
Our plugin will translate all static texts in the UI automatically from .mo and .po files from its languages directory based on your default site language. However, to translate other dynamic text you have to use translation plugins like WPML.
Mauro
September 24, 2021
There is no way to export the current configuration, policies and every single configuration so i don’t need to create everything since the beginning every time I installed a new WordPress for the company I work for? Thanks!
Mark
October 5, 2021
Hi Mauro,
Provided that you are using the pro version of the plugin, you can migrate the settings/options of the plugin from the hidden debug tab.
Once the plugin is installed you can go to GDPR Cookie consent menu and Click on Cookie Law Settings. Now in the browser URL, add &debug towards the end as shown below:
wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=cookielawinfo&page=cookie-law-info&debug
From this page, you can export/import settings option.