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What are you waiting for? Join the "invite a friend" program and immediately get up to €10 in rewardsHow to translate image data in WordPress with WPML How to translate image data in WordPress with WPML Andrea Di Rocco SOS WPJanuary 27, 2023 SDid you know that WPML , the multilingual plugin for WordPress, allows you not only to translate the contents of your multilingual WordPress site, but also to translate image data ? This is great news, given that images are also indexed by search engines and, not being able to interpret what they represent (at least, for the moment!).
They rely on the data provided by us. Read also “ How to optimize images Special Data for SEO ” The most important elements that we should never overlook in the images on our site are: the ALT attribute (also fundamental for those who use speech synthesis); the Title attribute; the caption; possibly also the file name. So, how can we translate all image information with WordPress and WPML? For one thing, the WPML Media Translation add-on isn't always necessary. You will only need this extension if you want to use different images between different languages. For example, if you have an image with text in it, you'll want it to be in the right language. WPML Media Translation is also useful if you want the file name to be different for each language.
Let's see all the various possibilities for translating image data. Translate Alt, Title and Caption of images If you just want to translate the image alt, title and caption data , as mentioned above, you won't need any add-ons. What you will need instead is the advanced translation function , included in the WPML settings. Make sure this is enabled for your installation: From your WordPress Dashboard, go to WPML > Settings ; In the first section, How to translate posts and pages , activate the Use advanced translation editor checkbox .
They rely on the data provided by us. Read also “ How to optimize images Special Data for SEO ” The most important elements that we should never overlook in the images on our site are: the ALT attribute (also fundamental for those who use speech synthesis); the Title attribute; the caption; possibly also the file name. So, how can we translate all image information with WordPress and WPML? For one thing, the WPML Media Translation add-on isn't always necessary. You will only need this extension if you want to use different images between different languages. For example, if you have an image with text in it, you'll want it to be in the right language. WPML Media Translation is also useful if you want the file name to be different for each language.
Let's see all the various possibilities for translating image data. Translate Alt, Title and Caption of images If you just want to translate the image alt, title and caption data , as mentioned above, you won't need any add-ons. What you will need instead is the advanced translation function , included in the WPML settings. Make sure this is enabled for your installation: From your WordPress Dashboard, go to WPML > Settings ; In the first section, How to translate posts and pages , activate the Use advanced translation editor checkbox .
