Google AJAX Translation WordPress Plugin
The Google AJAX Translation WordPress plugin provides a quick, simple, and light way to add translation to your blog.
A "Translate" button can be added to the bottom or top of posts, pages, and/or comments. When the button is clicked a popup window opens showing a list of available languages.
You can choose which of the 52 languages to display in the Administration Panel. The list of languages can be shown as text (in the native language of each language), as flag icons, or as both. Flag icons can be confusing and sometimes misleading so I recommend the text option. (See this google search for language flags.)
The plugin detects the browser's preferred language and shows the "Translate" button in that language if available. That language is listed first in the popup. The tooltip for each
Sites running Google AJAX Translation, click to open one
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Usage of Google AJAX Translation over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 270 to 184 — down 86 (-31.9%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 184 | -8 |
| June 2024 | 192 | -2 |
| May 2024 | 194 | +1 |
| April 2024 | 193 | -4 |
| March 2024 | 197 | -26 |
| February 2024 | 223 | -8 |
| January 2024 | 231 | -14 |
| December 2023 | 245 | -6 |
| November 2023 | 251 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 251 | -5 |
| September 2023 | 256 | -10 |
| August 2023 | 266 | -3 |
| July 2023 | 269 | -1 |
| June 2023 | 270 | — |
Themes used with Google AJAX Translation
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Atahualpa |
| 2 | Genesis |
| 3 | Twentyten |
| 4 | Twentyeleven |
| 5 | Suffusion |
| 6 | Customizr |
| 7 | Maryanne |
| 8 | Feast |
| 9 | News |
| 10 | Education |
| 11 | Default |
| 12 | Twentyfifteen |
| 13 | Inove |
| 14 | Jarida |
| 15 | Responsive |
| 16 | Blue-box-01 |
| 17 | Mantra |
| 18 | Cordobo-green-park-2 |
| 19 | Elegant-grunge |
| 20 | Thesis_151 |
Sites running Google AJAX Translation
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