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- 1. qTranslate X vs. polylang CASE STUDY: A BATTLE OF TWO PLUGINS By Miriam Goldman WordCamp Ottawa 2016
- 2. Who is Miriam? Front-end web developer at Fuel Industries Involved with WordPress for 5+ years Latin ballroom dancer 3rd degree black belt in karate
- 4. qTranslate X Over 100,000+ installs Evolution of qtranslate Supported by a team of developers Hybrid of multiple qtranslate forks https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/qtranslate-x/
- 5. Pros Easy language configuration Simple buttons to flip between languages in WP Editor Tied to a single page/post, rather than separate entries Works well with ACF (advanced custom fields) Free, no freemium
- 6. Cons Need multiple plugins to support additional infrastructure Examples: qtranslate slug, qtranslate support for Gravity Forms/woocommerce Easy to get confused as to which language you are on
- 9. polylang 100,000+ installs Offers addons Supported by sole developer https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/
- 10. Pros More default languages installed You can set the order in the language switcher String translations can be set separately
- 11. Cons Certain settings need the Pro upgrade Separate pages are created, not as clean as a switch Additional configuration needed to support items such as ACF
- 15. So…which is better? Depends Easy of use: qtranslate X Ability to separate languages: polylang FULL DISCLOSURE: Other plugins also available (WPML, for example) Who wins? It’s a tie, really
- 16. Connect with Miri Twitter: @mirigoldman Web: http://www.miriamgoldman.com Email: [email protected] THANK YOU!