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How it works

Go Multilingual in Three Simple Steps.

Your first translated page in five minutes: install, add a language, translate side by side or automatically, then publish. It all happens inside your WordPress dashboard.

Pages, Posts & WooCommerceNo LimitsYour Data, Always Yours
The three steps

From Install to Every Language.

Each step happens inside WordPress, so you never have to leave the dashboard you already know.

01

Install Tonguana

In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New, search for “Tonguana”, then click Install and Activate.

  • Search for “Tonguana” under Plugins → Add New
  • Click Install, then Activate
  • Start with the free plugin: no trial period, no limits
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Add Your Languages

Go to Languages, choose a language from the list (for example French), and click Add.

  • Add as many languages as you need, including right-to-left ones
  • WordPress’s own translations are installed for you
  • Each language gets its own address, such as yoursite.com/fr/
03

Translate and Publish

In Pages, click the “+FR” link next to a page. Translate it on the side-by-side screen, or click “Translate automatically” if you’ve set up a translation service.

  • Original and translation side by side, passage by passage
  • Publish, then add the Language switcher block to your header or menu
  • Languages → Coverage shows what’s translated and what’s missing
Your visitors

What Your Visitors Experience.

A Visitor Arrives

Search engines send them to the right language, thanks to hreflang and multilingual sitemaps.

They Pick a Language

The Language switcher lets them choose, with names in their own language. A gentle suggestion appears if their browser prefers another language, never an automatic redirect.

They Feel at Home

Pages, shop, cart and customer emails are all in their language.

Good to know

Simple to Start. Free to Grow.

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No Limits

Unlimited languages, words, pages and products, free.

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No Per-Word Fees

Translate by hand, or with your own DeepL, Google or AI account. Tonguana adds no fees.

DB

Your Data Stays Home

Translations are ordinary WordPress content in your own database.

Free

Free to Start

Install the free plugin and begin. Pro adds bulk translation and more.

Questions

Quick Answers Before You Start.

A few things people often ask about getting started.

See all FAQs

Yes. The free plugin on WordPress.org has no limits on languages, words, pages or products, and no trial period. Pro is a separate plugin for people who want bulk translation, a glossary and other time-savers.

No. Translate by hand for nothing, or connect your own DeepL, Google Cloud Translation or AI account and pay that service directly. Tonguana adds no fees.

They stay in your database as ordinary pages, posts and products.

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Speak to Every Visitor in Their Language.

Download Tonguana free and make your pages, posts and WooCommerce shop multilingual, with every translation kept in your own database.