{"id":30,"date":"2026-09-16T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.latw.ai\/uncategorized\/automatic-translation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:29:02","slug":"automatic-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.latw.ai\/pl\/latw-for-wpml\/automatic-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Available in LATW AI Translator for WPML PRO<\/strong> (version 2.2.0 and later).<\/em><\/p>\n

What it does<\/h2>\n

Normally you translate content by opening the plugin’s Translations<\/strong> screen and pressing a
\nbutton. Automatic translation removes that step: as soon as a new post, page or product is
\npublished, the plugin sends it to the AI on its own and WPML receives the finished translation
\na short while later.<\/p>\n

It was built for sites where content does not arrive by hand \u2014 a product feed from a supplier,
\na CSV importer, an app that posts articles through the API. You publish, and the translations
\nappear.<\/p>\n

Important:<\/strong> every automatic translation is billed by your AI provider, exactly like a manual
\none. The settings page includes daily limits so an importer that misbehaves cannot run up a bill
\novernight \u2014 see Daily Limit<\/a> and Daily Cost Limit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How it works, step by step<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Someone (or something) publishes a new post.<\/li>\n
  2. The plugin notes the post and starts a short countdown \u2014 60 seconds by default.<\/li>\n
  3. If the post is saved again during the countdown, the countdown restarts. This is deliberate:
    \nimporters usually write the same product several times in a row (first the text, then the
    \nprice, then the stock level, then the images), and we want to translate it once, after it has
    \nsettled \u2014 not four times.<\/li>\n
  4. Once the countdown runs out, the plugin’s regular every-minute background task picks the post
    \nup and sends it to the AI, in the same way as if you had pressed Translate yourself.<\/li>\n
  5. The translation lands in WPML and the post is done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What does not<\/em> start a translation<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • Editing content that is already published.<\/strong> Only content entering<\/em> one of the selected
      \nstates counts \u2014 a brand-new post being published, or a draft going live. Re-saving a published
      \npost does nothing at all. A stock or price sync that touches every product every few hours will
      \ntherefore not trigger anything.<\/li>\n
    • Content that is already translated.<\/strong> If a post already has a translation in every target
      \nlanguage, it is skipped.<\/li>\n
    • Translations themselves.<\/strong> A translated post is never treated as new content to translate,
      \nso there is no loop.<\/li>\n
    • Drafts in progress, trashed posts and media attachments.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Keeping existing translations up to date when the original changes remains a manual decision on
      \nthe Translations<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n

      \n

      The settings<\/h2>\n

      All options live in AI Translator \u2192 Settings \u2192 Automation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      Master switch \u2014 “Automatic translation is ON \/ OFF”<\/h3>\n

      The one control on the page that changes what your site does on its own. While it is off, nothing
      \nbelow has any effect and the plugin behaves exactly as before. Turn it on and the plugin starts
      \nwatching for new content.<\/p>\n

      The panel shows a plain-language summary of what will happen once you save \u2014 which content types
      \ngo to which languages, how long the delay is, and which daily limits apply \u2014 plus a warning if
      \nyour current selection would translate nothing.<\/p>\n

      Content Types<\/h3>\n

      Which kinds of content are watched: Posts, Pages, Products, or any custom type your theme or
      \nplugins register. Tick everything you want translated automatically.<\/p>\n

      Nothing happens until at least one type is ticked.<\/strong> This is the usual reason automatic
      \ntranslation appears to “not work”.<\/p>\n

      Trigger When Content Becomes<\/h3>\n

      The state a post has to enter<\/em> for a translation to start. Published<\/strong> is the default and is
      \nwhat most sites want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Option<\/th>\nTranslation starts when\u2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      Published<\/strong><\/td>\na post goes live (new post published, or a draft published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Draft<\/strong><\/td>\na post is first saved as a draft \u2014 useful if you want translations ready before publishing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Pending review<\/strong><\/td>\na contributor submits a post for review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Private<\/strong><\/td>\na post is published privately<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Scheduled<\/strong><\/td>\na post is scheduled for a future date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      You can tick more than one. Remember that only the move into<\/em> that state counts \u2014 a post that is
      \nalready published and gets edited is not re-translated.<\/p>\n

      Delay Before Translating<\/h3>\n

      How many seconds to wait after publication before sending the content to the AI. Default 60<\/strong>,
      \nminimum 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      Every further save of that post restarts the countdown. So the delay is not “translate 60 seconds
      \nlater” so much as “translate 60 seconds after the last time anything touched this post” \u2014 which is
      \nwhat stops half-built imported products from being translated mid-import.<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Content written by people in the editor: the default 60 seconds is fine.<\/li>\n
      • Content coming from an importer that writes in several passes: raise it to 300 seconds (5 min)
        \nor more, so the importer is definitely finished.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Target Languages<\/h3>\n

        Which languages new content is translated into.<\/p>\n

        Leave all boxes unchecked<\/strong> to reuse the Target Languages you already picked on the
        \nTranslation<\/strong> tab. Tick specific languages here only if automatic translation should cover a
        \nnarrower set than your manual translations \u2014 for example, translate everything into German by hand
        \nbut let only French run automatically.<\/p>\n

        Daily Limit<\/h3>\n

        The maximum number of automatic translations per day. 0 means no limit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        One post translated into three languages counts as three<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

        This is the safety net. If a feed misfires and recreates 5,000 products, the limit stops the run
        \nonce it is reached. Nothing is lost \u2014 the remaining posts keep waiting and go out automatically
        \nonce the limit resets the next day (or as soon as you raise it). While a limit is holding content
        \nback, a warning appears on the plugin’s own screens telling you how many items are waiting.<\/p>\n

        The day is counted in UTC, so it rolls over at the same moment regardless of your site’s timezone.<\/p>\n

        Daily Cost Limit<\/h3>\n

        The maximum amount, in US dollars, to spend on automatic translations per day. 0 means no
        \nlimit.<\/strong> It counts only automatic translations \u2014 anything you start by hand is not included.<\/p>\n

        One caveat worth understanding: the exact cost of a translation is only known once it comes back
        \nfrom the provider, so this limit reacts with a slight delay and can be overshot a little. If you
        \nwant a hard, immediate stop, set the Daily Limit<\/strong> above as well.<\/p>\n

        Settings this feature reuses<\/h3>\n

        Automatic translation is not a separate translation engine \u2014 it uses everything already configured
        \nelsewhere in the plugin:<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Processing Mode<\/strong> (Settings \u2192 General): synchronous, batch or background.<\/li>\n
        • Provider, model and prompt settings<\/strong> (Settings \u2192 Translation).<\/li>\n
        • Outdated Translations<\/strong> mode, if a post it handles turns out to need a delta update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \n

          Where to check on it<\/h2>\n

          The plugin Dashboard<\/strong> has an Automatic Translation<\/strong> card showing, at a glance:<\/p>\n

            \n
          • whether the feature is Active<\/strong>, Disabled<\/strong>, or currently blocked by a daily limit<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • the content types and languages it covers<\/li>\n
          • Waiting<\/strong> \u2014 how many posts are queued up, and when the next one is due<\/li>\n
          • Translated today<\/strong> \u2014 count, against your daily limit if you set one<\/li>\n
          • Cost today<\/strong> \u2014 spend, against your cost limit if you set one<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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