Version 0.8.1 · WordPress 6.7 or later · PHP 8.1 or later
This manual explains everything the plugin does, how to set it up and what to do when something does not go as expected. Buttons and tabs are named exactly as they appear on screen (for example, Translate the site).
What it is
PixelHunter Translate translates WordPress sites with artificial intelligence, with dedicated support for WooCommerce stores.
The core idea is a separation:
- Translation happens in the background. When you publish or edit a product, a page or a category, the new text is translated a few seconds later, without anyone waiting for it.
- The site only reads. Visitors get pages from a dictionary that is already built and stored in a file. No visit triggers a translation, no page waits for an external service and no visit uses up characters from your license.
The result: you pay for the text you add to the site, not for the traffic it gets. A product translated once never costs anything again, however many times it is viewed.
Each language has its own address, with a prefix: /en/, /es/, /fr/… The page /shop/ also exists as /en/shop/, /es/shop/, and so on.
Installation
- In Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the
pixelhunter-translate.zipfile and click Install Now. - Click Activate.
- A new item appears in the side menu, Translations, with the brand’s pixel icon. Everything lives there. The plugin list also shows a Translations shortcut next to the plugin’s name.
Requirements:
- WordPress 6.7 or later
- PHP 8.1 or later
- WooCommerce is optional — the plugin translates any WordPress site
Getting started (5 minutes)
Step 1 — Languages
Open Translations → Languages.
- Source language — the language the site is written in. It is not translated: it is the starting point.
- Target languages — pick a language from the list and click Add. Repeat for every language you want. The address prefix (
en,es…) is suggested automatically and can be changed. - Click Save.
Step 2 — Translation packs
If the Missing translation packs notice appears, click Install now. These are the official, free WordPress and WooCommerce translations (buttons such as “Proceed to checkout”, error messages, dates). See WordPress translation packs.
Step 3 — License
Open Translations → License, paste your key (it starts with PHT-) in the License key field and click Save.
No key yet? On the same tab you can start the free trial (30,000 characters, no card) or subscribe to a plan. The key arrives by email right after checkout.
Step 4 — Translate the site
Open Translations → Dashboard and click Translate the site.
The plugin reads the text of the whole site and sends for translation only what is not translated yet. A progress bar with the estimated time appears. You can close the page — the rest carries on in the background.
A whole store is usually translated in under a minute.
Step 5 — Done
Visit the site: a floating language switcher appears in the bottom-right corner. From now on, with automatic translation on (it is on by default), everything you publish or edit is translated on its own.
If you like, fine-tune later:
- the glossary and the brand tone in Settings;
- the look and position of the switcher in Switcher;
- individual translations in Strings.