# Simple idea for translator-assisted bilingual forum

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/simple-idea-for-translator-assisted-bilingual-forum/39268
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** multi-lingual
**Created:** [February 9, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simple-idea-for-translator-assisted-bilingual-forum/39268 "2016-02-09T07:22:53Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simple-idea-for-translator-assisted-bilingual-forum/39268/10 "2023-08-30T06:59:09Z")

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We have a bunch of solution on the table since this was first posted:

> [@Discourse Translator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-translator/32630):
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> discourse2Summary Discourse Translator translates posts on Discourse using Microsoft, Google, or Yandex translation APIs.hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-translator](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-translator)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features Each post is only translated once per locale which saves you moneybagNote that language detection is also run once for every post. Be careful when enabli…

Which allows you to quickly translate.

Additionally [discourse-ai](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai/259214) does have some support for translation, which we will be building upon.

The UX of the forum supports multiple languages and users can select what locale they want, I have seen many cases where forum owners set up categories dedicated to particular languages.

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