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Add Google Translate to Joomla or WordPress

by Pat Fortino

  • From the Translation Languages list, select a language option. You can show all languages or select specific languages.
  • Select a display mode: Vertical, Horizontal, or Dropdown only.
  • Click Get Code. Google displays two code boxes. The first box contains the meta code; the second box contains the plugin code.
  • Add the Google meta code before the closing </head>in your template.Joomla: Open /templates/[your-template]/index.php and insert the meta code just before </head>.

    WordPress: Open /wp-content/themes/[your-theme]/header.php and insert the meta code just before </head>.
    If you are using a framework and you can’t access header.php directly, then insert the following code in /wp-content/themes/[your-theme]/functions.php:

    [php]add_action(‘wp_head’, ‘add_google_translate’);<br />function add_google_translate() {<br />echo ‘paste your google code here’;<br />}[/php]

    This code will add the Google Translate code between the head tags.

  • Add the Google plugin code to your sidebar or module.Joomla: From the Joomla Admin screen, go to Extensions > Module Manager, click New > Custom HTML, open the HTML code editor, paste the Google plugin code there, select a position for your module, and click Save.

    WordPress: From the WordPress admin screen, go to Appearance > Widgets and drag a Text widget into your sidebar, paste the Google plugin code there and click Save.

  • Test your site. You should see the Google Translate plugin in the location you placed it.

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    Comments

    3. Bob Thomson says

      I’m not able to get to either or to insert the meta code. Is there another way to do this or are there more specific step-by-step instructions on how to get there for a noobie?

    4. Moni says

      We are working on Joomla 3. Our problem is when we paste the Google plugin code in a HTML module, only the first line is saved, we don’t know why. We tried to deactivate the JCE editor but is the same.

          • Pat Fortino says

            You should also check all JCE settings to make sure JCE is not stripping out code. I have had no issues inserting google code to the JCE text editor.

            • Moni says

              I’ve checked them and I think they are correct. But I think the problem is another thing. I tried to work with another editor and without one, and the problem was allways the same. I don’t know if it is a problem of the Joomla version.
              Thanks for all.

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