Discourse Translator

[Discourse]

	Summary	Discourse Translator translates posts on Discourse using Microsoft, Google, or Yandex translation APIs.
	Repository Link	https://github.com/discourse/discourse-translator
	Install Guide	How to install plugins in Discourse

As this is an official plugin maintained by the Discourse team, support, bug, ux, and feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate plugin tag. Click on a link below to get one started.

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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
• LibreTranslate (open source)

Configuration Steps

Microsoft

1. Follow the steps in Microsoft Translator API on Azure to obtain a subscription key. You may pick from any of the available subscription offers.

2. In your Discourse, under Admin > Settings > Plugins, enter the subscription key that you’ve obtained from the steps above.

3. In your Discourse, under Admin > Settings > Basic Setup, enable allow user locale.

Google Translator

1. Go to https://console.developers.google.com

2. Click on My Project

3. Click on the to create a new project

4. Enter your project name and click create

5. 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.

6. Once you’re done, click on credentials in the left menu

7. Click create credentials and select API key. Copy the API Key and paste it into the translator google api key site setting in Discourse.

8. In Discourse, under Admin > Settings > Basic Setup, enable allow user locale.

Settings

Name	Description
translator enabled	Allow inline translation of posts.
translator	The provider of the translation service.
translator azure subscription key	Azure Subscription Key
translator azure region	Azure Region
translator azure custom subdomain	Required if using a Virtual Network or Firewall for Azure Cognitive Services. Note: Only enter the custom subdomain not the full custom endpoint.
translator aws region	AWS Region
translator aws key id	AWS Key ID
translator aws secret access	AWS secret access key
translator aws iam role	AWS IAM Role
translator google api key	Google API Key
translator yandex api key	Yandex API Key
translator libretranslate endpoint	LibreTranslate Endpoint
translator libretranslate api key	LibreTranslate API Key
max translations per minute	The number of translations per minute a regular user can perform.
restrict translation by group	Only allowlisted groups can translate
restrict translation by poster group	Only allow translation of posts made by allowlisted users

Known Issues

• Does not translate text within polls generated by discourse-poll plugin.
• Images are enlarged upon translating.

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Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-06-18T14:19:34Z

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