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Summary | Discourse Translator translates posts on Discourse using Microsoft, Google, or Yandex translation APIs. |
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Repository Link | https://github.com/discourse/discourse-translator |
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Install Guide | How to install plugins in Discourse |
Features
- Each post is only translated once per locale which saves you
- Note that language detection is also run once for every post. Be careful when enabling this on old and large forums.
- Access Token is cached server side for faster translations.
- Translations are rate limited to 3 per minute by default (admins can configure this value)
Translation Services Supported
- Microsoft Translator
- Google Translate
- AWS Translate
- Yandex Translate
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LibreTranslate.
- Links to project repo. Also see their Community support
Configuration
Microsoft
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Follow the steps in Microsoft Translator API on Azure to obtain a subscription key. You may pick from any of the available subscription offers.
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In your Discourse, under Admin > Settings > Plugins, enter the subscription key that you’ve obtained from the steps above.
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In your Discourse, under Admin > Settings > Basic Setup, enable allow user locale.
Google Translator
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Click on My Project
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Click on the
to create a new project
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Enter your project name and click create
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Select Enable API and search for Google Cloud Translator API. Look for the enable button and click it to enable the API. Note that there is no free tier for the Google Translator API so it may prompt you to enable billing.
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Once you’re done, click on credentials in the left menu
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Click create credentials and select API key. Copy the API Key and paste it into the
translator google api keysite setting in Discourse. -
In Discourse, under Admin > Settings > Basic Setup, enable allow user locale.
Known Issues
- Does not translate text within polls generated by discourse-poll plugin.
- Images are enlarged upon translating.