Creating forms on a WordPress site is easy with WPForms, but what if your audience speaks multiple languages? That’s where AI-powered translation steps in!
By combining WPForms with AI translation, you can translate your forms quickly and reach a global audience, without needing a full team of translators.
In this guide, I’ll walk you through the basics of setting up an AI-translated form in WordPress with WPForms via 2 different methods.
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How to Translate Your WordPress Forms with AI
If you simply want to translate your form within the form builder, you can rely on the functionality available with the WPForms AI chatbot.
On the other hand, if you want to create a multilingual site with multiple form translations, it may be better suited for you to use the WPML plugin.
WPML is a plugin designed for translating WordPress content, and it works perfectly with WPForms. Let’s dive into the steps for both methods:
Method #1: Use WPForms AI to Translate Your Forms
WPForms is the best form builder plugin for WordPress and comes with a ton of features, addons, and integrations to make your form building incredibly easy.
Step 1: Upgrade to a Paid WPForms Plan
Among the numerous features available is the WPForms AI assistant, which is available to all paid customers – Basic, Plus, Pro, and Elite.
So, if you are using the WPForms Lite version, the first step you need to take is upgrade to a paid plan in order to access our AI chatbot.
Step 2: Create Your WordPress Form with AI
Once you upgrade to a paid plan, simply head to the form builder screen. From your WordPress dashboard, click on WPForms, and then the Add New button.
On the next screen, enter your form name, hover your mouse over the Generate with AI option, and then click the Generate Form button.
This will redirect you to the AI form builder screen. Describe the form you would like to create or use one of the example prompts below to get started.
For the purposes of this tutorial, I’m just going to ask the AI chatbot to create a simple contact form for me by describing the form and the fields I’ll require.
WPForms AI will create the form as requested. At this point, feel free to engage with the chatbot to modify the form or proceed with the next step to translate it.
Step 3: Translate Your WordPress Form with AI
Once you feel satisfied with the form created by WPForms AI, you can enter a prompt to translate the entire form into any language of your preference.
For instance, if I want to translate the contact form in my example to Spanish, I’ll enter a straightforward prompt like “Please translate this form into Spanish.”
As you can see in the image above, the form has successfully been translated into Spanish. If you’re satisfied with the result, simply click on the Use this form button.
You will now be redirected to the form builder screen, where you can add, remove, or change the order of the fields and make any other customizations to your form.
Bear in mind that when you translate a form with the WPForms AI chatbot, your notifications and confirmation messages will also be translated.
Now, all you have to do to start accepting entries to your translated form is test it to see if everything works perfectly and then publish it.
Method #2: Use the WPML Plugin to Translate Your Forms
The above method of translating your forms should be sufficient enough for most users, however, in circumstances where you need to create multiple translations of your form, WPML is a great option.
WPML is a powerful and reliable translation plugin that makes building multilingual websites a breeze. In fact, WPML can help translate every inch of your website, including:
- Forms
- Pages
- Posts
- Menus
- Theme Text
- And More…
The best part of all: WPML integrates with WPForms. So you can use their WPForms addon to make your website translations go even further, and your forms reach even more people.
Step 1: Set Up the Following Plugins
To translate WPForms with WPML, install and activate the following plugins:
Once you’ve installed the above plugins, make sure you have a form created on your WordPress website. WPForms offers a huge list of 2,000+ WordPress form templates to kick off the form creation process.
Step 2: Configure WPML on Your WordPress Site
After WPML is activated, you’ll be guided through a simple setup wizard. Start by choosing the languages you want to support. Don’t worry, you can always add more later.
During the setup, WPML will automatically suggest which features to activate based on your current plugins. Make sure you check the box next to WPForms Multilingual.
This addon is essential for translating any content within your forms, so it’s a step you don’t want to miss.
Step 3: Translate WPForms with WPML
To translate WPForms using WPML, start by going to WPML » Translation Management in your WordPress dashboard.
Here, you’ll find a dropdown labeled Select items for translation. Choose All types and then filter by WPForms to see your available forms.
This will show all the forms you’ve created by WPForms. Simply select the specific forms you’d like to translate. For example, I’ll pick the Newsletter Signup form.
After selecting your form, select the languages you want them translated into and choose your preferred translation method.
For instance, if you want to translate the form with AI, simply select the Translate automatically option. Then, click on the Start Translating button to proceed.
If you’d like to check your translations, head over to WPML » Translations to review any automatic translations. Or, if you’re translating manually, simply enter your translations in the next screen.
Remember, your form translations will appear whenever you switch languages on your site. To make everything seamless for your visitors, make sure the page containing your form is also translated.
FAQs – How to Use AI Translation With WPForms
Translating forms with AI is a popular topic of interest among our readers. Here are answers to some common questions about it:
How to translate WPForms with WPML?
To translate WPForms with WPML, go to WPML » Translation Management in your WordPress dashboard.
Filter by WPForms, choose the form you want to translate, select your target languages, and complete the translation using WPML’s options.
Can you use AI to translate?
Yes, AI can be used for translation. Tools like WPForms come equipped with Generative AI technology to translate entire forms into different languages easily.
How to translate a form in WordPress?
To translate a form in WordPress, use a multilingual plugin like WPML.
After installing it, navigate to the translation settings, select the form you want to translate, and choose the target language.
You can then translate the form fields and messages either manually or using automatic translation.
How do I use WPML Automatic Translation?
To use WPML’s automatic translation, go to WPML » Settings in your WordPress dashboard. Enable the automatic translation option and select your preferred translation engine.
Then, in Translation Management, choose the content you want to translate automatically. WPML will translate the selected content into the languages you’ve chosen.
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