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Budget Translator Handbook

Affordable WordPress website translation with local segment caching.

Plugin version: 1.3.0
Requirements: WordPress 6.0+, PHP 8.0+
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

What it does

Budget Translator translates your site into another language using free or paid providers. Identical text passages are hashed and cached so they are never sent to the API twice.

Admin menu order:

1. Bulk
2. By post
3. One by one
4. Settings (last)

Handbook pages

Page	Topic
Installation	Plugin folder, activation, first run
Settings	Provider, languages, queue, glossary, exclusions
Bulk	Mass review of translation segments
By post	Per-post review with auto-fill
One by one	Confirm-and-advance focus review
Quality	Guards, passthrough, auto-confirm, cleanup
Frontend	/en/ URLs and language switcher
FAQ	Common problems and recommended settings

Screenshots

Real UI captures from the local plugin (admin UI may be localized):

Preview	Handbook page
Settings	Settings — languages, provider, cache stats
Bulk	Bulk — filter, edit, confirm segments
By post	By post — coverage per post
One by one	One by one — confirm-and-advance
Frontend switcher	Frontend — /en/ and language switcher

Each linked page embeds the screenshot with a short caption.

Quick start

1. Install to wp-content/plugins/budget-translator and activate.
2. Open Budget Translator → Settings, choose languages and provider.
3. Optionally fill Do not translate / Glossary and exclusion rules.
4. Click Translate website now.
5. Visit /en/ (or your target language) on the frontend.
6. Review with Bulk, By post, or One by one.

Source docs

Product docs in the repository: README.md