Bogo

July 19, 2024

Bogo Plugin

A straight-forward multilingual plugin. No more double-digit custom DB tables or hidden HTML comments that could cause you headaches later on.

https://ideasilo.wordpress.com/bogo/

Bogo is a straight-forward multilingual plugin for WordPress.

The core of WordPress itself has the built-in localization capability so you can use the dashboard and theme in one language other than English. Bogo expands this capability to let you easily build a multilingual blog on a single WordPress install.

Here are some technical details for those interested. Bogo plugin assigns one language per post. It plays nice with WordPress – Bogo does not create any additional custom table on your database, unlike some other plugins in this category. This design makes Bogo a solid, reliable and conflict-free multilingual plugin.

Getting started with Bogo

  1. Install language packs

    First, install language packs for languages you use on the site. You can view and install language packs in the Language Packs screen (Languages > Language Packs).

  2. Select your language for admin screen

    Bogo lets each logged-in user select a language for their admin screen UI. Select a language from the menu on the Toolbar, or from the menu in the Profile screen (Users > Your Profile) if the Toolbar is invisible.

  3. Translate your posts and pages

    To create a translation post, go to the editor screen for the original post and find the Language box. Bogo does only make a copy of the post; translating the copied post is your task.

  4. Add language switcher widgets

    It would be useful for site visitors if you have a language switcher on your site. Bogo provides the Language Switcher widget in the Widgets screen (Appearance > Widgets).

    You can also use the [bogo] shortcode to put a language switcher inside a post content. If you want to use this shortcode in your theme’s template files, embed the following code into the template:

    <?php echo do_shortcode( '[bogo]' ); ?> 

Privacy notices

With the default configuration, this plugin, in itself, does not:

  • track users by stealth;
  • write any user personal data to the database;
  • send any data to external servers;
  • use cookies.

Installation

  1. Upload the entire bogo folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen (Plugins > Installed Plugins).

Screenshots

  1. You can select your language in the <strong>Toolbar</strong>.

    You can select your language in the Toolbar.

  2. The <strong>Language</strong> box manages the post's translations.

    The Language box manages the post's translations.

  3. The <strong>Language Packs</strong> screen lets you view and install language packs.

    The Language Packs screen lets you view and install language packs.

Changelog

3.8.1

  • Language packs: Fixes a bug that blocks language pack deactivation.

3.8

  • Language switcher: Updates apiVersion to 3 in the block.json file.
  • Lets bogo_http_accept_languages() always return an array.
  • Fixes a bug that makes it impossible to have two sticky posts or more.

3.7

  • Language switcher: Adds the language suggestion view.
  • Improves bogo_format_atts().
  • Updates the languages list in bogo_languages() based on translate.wordpress.org.
  • Uses a static list to retrieve language native names.
  • National flags: Drops famfamfam.com icons in favor of Unicode regional indicator symbols.
  • New filter hook: bogo_get_language
  • New filter hook: bogo_get_language_native_name
  • New filter hook: bogo_get_country_code

Details

  • Version: 3.8.1
  • Active installations: 10,000
  • WordPress Version: 6.4
  • Tested up to: 6.6.1
  • PHP Version: 7.4

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