Multi-lingo allows authors to set the language code used for each post or page. The language attribute will be added to that pages head tag and a new block element including the language attribute will be added around the content. This is useful for allowing search engines to understand which language the content is written in.

Multi-lingo is intended for authors who write separate posts in various languages. It is not useful for translating or linking translated posts.

This plugin should be used for:

  • Assisting search engines
  • Assisting speech synthesizers
  • Helping a user agent select glyph variants for high quality typography
  • Helping a user agent choose a set of quotation marks
  • Helping a user agent make decisions about hyphenation, ligatures, and spacing
  • Assisting spell checkers and grammar checkers

Download

Multi-lingo version 1.0

Multi-lingo WordPress plugin screenshot

Installation

  • Install and activate the plugin
  • A dropdown will now be available in the post editing panel which will allow you to select the page/posts language.

No configuration necessary.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Why did you make this?
I live in Norway, where authors often write in various languages within a single blog. They usually have a consistent sidebar, menu, footer etc. across the entire site, but they arbitrarily switch between languages when writing content. This seemed like a terrific way to confuse a search engine, and so I created this plugin to allow those bloggers to set the language of each individual post and display that selection so that search engines can read it (ie: via the head tag).

Q. How do I translate posts with this?
You can’t. This is used for setting the current pages language, not for translation.

Q. How do I change my menu, widgets, footer etc. to display the other language?
Install a different plugin. Multi-lingo is not intended for this purpose. It is targeted at authors who write in multiple languages, but use a standard language across their menus, widgets etc.

Q. Why specify a language?
There are many reasons for specifying a language for each post/page, including but not limited to:

  • Assisting text to speech converters
  • Assisting search engines in knowing what language the content is in
  • Selecting the right fonts for display
  • Selecting the right dictionary for browser spell-checking

Changelog

  • 1.1 (29/2/2014)
    • Fixed bug preventing plugin working on single-site installs
    • Props to Nadia Tokerud
  • 1.0 (15/10/2013)
  • 1.1 (29/2/2014)
    • Initial plugin creation