A lightweight WordPress translation plugin with Anthropic API integration for automatic translations.
Translio is a WordPress translation plugin that makes multilingual websites easy. Powered by Anthropic's Claude AI, it provides high-quality automatic translations while giving you full control over your content.
- Multi-Language Support: Translate your content into up to 4 languages
- AI-Powered Translations: Uses Anthropic Claude API for natural, context-aware translations
- SEO-Friendly URLs: Clean URL structure with language prefixes (
/es/,/de/, etc.) - Page Builder Support: Works with Elementor, Divi, and Avada
- WooCommerce Compatible: Translate products, categories, and attributes
- Contact Form 7 Support: Translate form labels, messages, and emails
- Manual Override: Edit any translation manually
- Translation Memory: Reuse existing translations automatically
- WordPress 5.8 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- Valid Translio license (for API access)
- Download the latest release ZIP file
- Go to WordPress Admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
- Upload the ZIP file and click "Install Now"
- Activate the plugin
- Go to Translio → Settings to configure your languages
- Navigate to Translio → Settings
- Select your Default Language (the language your content is written in)
- Select up to 4 Translation Languages using the checkboxes
- Click Save Settings
- Enter your license domain in the settings
- Purchase credits or a BYOAI subscription at translio.to
- Go to Translio → All Content
- Select the language tab you want to translate into
- Click "Translate" next to any post/page
- Review and edit translations as needed
- Click "Save" to store translations
- Use "Translate All Untranslated" to automatically translate all content
- Use "Translate Changed" to update translations for modified content
Add the language switcher to your site:
- Widget: Use the Translio Language Switcher widget
- Shortcode:
[translio_switcher] - Floating Switcher: Enable in Settings → Language Switcher
translio/
├── admin/
│ ├── css/ # Admin styles
│ ├── js/ # Admin scripts
│ └── images/ # Admin assets
├── assets/
│ ├── css/ # Frontend styles
│ └── js/ # Frontend scripts
├── includes/
│ ├── admin/ # Admin page classes
│ ├── class-translio.php # Main plugin class
│ ├── class-translio-api.php # API integration
│ ├── class-translio-content.php # Frontend content filters
│ ├── class-translio-router.php # URL routing
│ ├── class-translio-db.php # Database operations
│ └── ...
├── languages/ # Translation files
├── translio.php # Main plugin file
├── uninstall.php # Cleanup on uninstall
└── CHANGELOG.md # Version history
The plugin is developed and tested using Local by Flywheel:
| Environment | URL | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Translio Test | http://localhost:10008 | ~/Local Sites/translio-test/ |
The plugin folder is symlinked:
~/Local Sites/translio-test/app/public/wp-content/plugins/translio -> ~/Software Development/Translio# Create release ZIP
cd ~/Software\ Development/Translio
zip -r ~/Desktop/translio-X.X.X.zip . -x "*.git*" -x "*.DS_Store" -x "node_modules/*" -x "*.log"// Get Translio instance
$translio = translio();
// Get secondary languages (array of language codes)
$languages = translio()->get_secondary_languages();
// Check if a language is secondary
$is_secondary = translio()->is_secondary_language('es');
// Get current language (from URL)
$current = translio()->get_current_language();
// Get default language
$default = translio()->get_default_language();// Filter translated content before display
add_filter('translio_translated_content', function($content, $post_id, $language) {
return $content;
}, 10, 3);
// Action after translation is saved
add_action('translio_translation_saved', function($object_id, $field, $language, $translation) {
// Do something
}, 10, 4);See CHANGELOG.md for full version history.
- Fixed: Meta fields now properly translated via AJAX handler
- Fixed: Meta fields filtering alignment
- Added: Multi-language support (up to 4 secondary languages)
- Added: Language selector tabs in admin pages
- Changed: Checkbox-based language selection in Settings
- Fixed: API methods now accept target language parameter
- Documentation: translio.to/docs
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Email: go@translio.to
This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
Sergey Nesmachny
- Website: nesmachny.net
- Plugin: translio.to