AutoTranslate is a powerful plugin for October CMS that makes it easy to translate backend forms. With a simple and intuitive interface, you can quickly and easily translate backend form fields. This plugin is perfect for businesses and organizations with a global audience, or for developers who want to provide a seamless localization experience for their users.
AutoTranslate supports different services to translate your content. For translation, there are multiple drivers available:
- DeepL
- Google Cloud Translation
- Google Translate (free, recommended for testing only)
Installation via Command Line
php artisan plugin:install Congos.AutoTranslate
Requirements
- RainLab.Translate plugin
- At least two site definitions (Settings → Site Definitions)
Setup
- Install the plugin and configure your translation service and API key in the AutoTranslate settings
- Switch to the site language you want to translate to using the site switcher in the top navigation
- A globe icon appears on translatable fields, click it to translate
Translatable fields
The globe icon only appears on fields that are translatable. For Tailor entries, set multisite: sync on your blueprint. For plugin models, add the field to the $translatable array.
RainLab.Translate messages
On the Messages page (Settings → Translate Messages), use the "AutoTranslate missing translations" button to bulk translate all untranslated messages at once.
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This plugin has not been reviewed yet.
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| 1.6.1 |
Fix AutoTranslate globe button not working in RainLab Pages Feb 20, 2026 |
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| 1.6.0 |
Add support for translating messages in RainLab.Translate Jan 21, 2026 |
| 1.5.0 |
Fix compatibility with OctoberCMS v4.1 (Larajax response format) Jan 20, 2026 |
| 1.4.0 |
Add support for Settings pages Mar 19, 2025 |
| 1.3.5 |
Fix DeepL translations and prevent richeditor text overflow Mar 13, 2025 |
| 1.3.4 |
Fix richeditor initialization Feb 25, 2025 |
| 1.3.3 |
Fix translating hidden locale fields in October CMS v2 Jun 13, 2024 |
| 1.3.2 |
Add permissions Aug 17, 2023 |
| 1.3.1 |
Add support for translatable blueprint title and slug Aug 07, 2023 |
| 1.3.0 |
Add support for October CMS v2 Apr 13, 2023 |
| 1.2.0 |
Add support for Google Cloud Translation API Mar 16, 2023 |
| 1.1.3 |
Fix duplicated listener Mar 08, 2023 |
| 1.1.2 |
Improve UX with translated values in popups Mar 08, 2023 |
| 1.1.1 |
Upgrade Google Translate dependency Jan 24, 2023 |
| 1.1.0 |
Add support for free translations with Google Translate Jan 24, 2023 |
| 1.0.0 |
First version of AutoTranslate Jan 24, 2023 |