WordPress · WPML setup and translation workflow
Your site in another language, not just another URL.
- Starts at
- $3,000
- Typical timeline
- 2–4 weeks
Multilingual WordPress means one site that serves visitors in more than one language, with each version findable in search. We set up WPML and build the translation workflow. We add hreflang tags and test every language version. Your team can keep translating after we leave.
What’s included
- Language structure. We choose how languages are organized, such as subfolders like /cn/, and set up WPML to match. We explain the trade-offs before we pick.
- Translation workflow. We set up how content moves from the original language to translators and back. Your team sees what is translated and what is waiting.
- Your translations or ours. You can supply your own translations or use a translator you trust. AI translation is optional. A person reviews anything that goes live.
- Hreflang. We add the tags that tell search engines which page serves which language and region.
- Menus, forms and strings. Navigation, forms and theme text are translated too, so no page is half in English.
- QA. We check each language version on desktop and mobile, including links, forms and search.
How a project runs
Week one is planning: which languages, which pages, who translates. Then we configure WPML and the workflow. Translators work on your content while we test. The last stretch is QA and launch.
Pricing and timeline
Setup starts at $3,000 and takes 2 to 4 weeks.
The price goes up with the number of languages and the amount of existing content. Forms and custom content types that need translating add work. So do languages that need design changes. Translation itself is separate if you want us to arrange it.
Proof
We have run Marubeni’s tech-led.com since 2007. That includes its Chinese-language version, which is a working example of the setup described here.
Questions people ask
Do you provide the translations?
You can bring your own or hire a translator. AI translation is an option, not a requirement. A person reviews it before it goes live.
Will search engines treat each language separately?
Yes, when the setup is right. Hreflang tags and a clean URL structure tell search engines which version belongs to which audience. We check this as part of QA.
Can we add languages later?
Yes. The structure we build is designed so a new language is a matter of translating content, not rebuilding the site.
Does it work with any WordPress theme?
Mostly. Well-built themes work fine with WPML. If yours doesn’t, we will say so before you pay for setup, and tell you what a fix would involve.
What does it cost to keep it going?
WPML is a paid plugin with its own license, billed by its maker. Your own time goes into translating new content. We can handle ongoing updates through a maintenance plan.