Description
Abdiel Multilingual Manager is a lightweight and developer-friendly multilingual plugin for WordPress.
It is designed to manage language structure, content relationships, and SEO signals, without automatic translations or heavy overhead.
You keep full control over:
– Your content
– Your URLs
– Your SEO strategy
– Your performance
This plugin is ideal for projects where translations are created manually and quality matters.
Key features
- Define multiple site languages with one default language
- Assign a language to each page, post, and selected custom post types
- Link translation equivalents between languages
- Automatically generate hreflang and alternate URLs
- Language switcher via shortcode, menu, or floating button
- Optional menu switching per language
- Elementor compatible (headers, footers, and Nav Menu widgets)
- Flexible URL modes (prefix or query-based)
- Bulk language assignment for content
- Clean, predictable, and SEO-friendly behavior
Important note about translations
This plugin does NOT translate content automatically.
Abdiel Multilingual Manager is built for:
* Manual, high-quality translations
* SEO-focused multilingual sites
* Full control without forced workflows
* Minimal performance impact
Optional translation tools (Beta)
Automatic translation features are intentionally not included in the core plugin.
An optional beta translation module may be offered separately for users who want assisted translations, while keeping the core plugin clean, fast, and predictable.
Ideal for
- Developers
- Designers using Elementor
- SEO professionals
- Multilingual business websites
- Projects that require full control over URLs and content
Usage
- Insert the language switcher anywhere using the shortcode:
[abdiel_language_switcher] - Optionally enable the floating switcher from Settings.
- Link translation equivalents to activate hreflang and alternate URLs automatically.
Screenshots
Language configuration
Add and configure site languages by defining the language code, name, locale, and default language.
At least one language must be active and one must be set as default.
Translation assignments
Link equivalent pages or posts across languages.
For example, define which English page corresponds to a Spanish page to establish translation relationships.
Menu assignments per language
Assign different menus per language.
If you don’t want or can’t create multiple menus, the plugin can automatically substitute menus based on language.
Includes direct compatibility with Elementor Nav Menu widgets.
Selector placement settings
Choose where the language selector appears: menu, shortcode, or floating button.
Selector customization and URL mode
Customize selector colors and behavior.
Choose between path prefix URLs (e.g./en/) or query-based switching, with optional canonical control for SEO.
Bulk language assignment
Assign a language to multiple pages or posts at once using bulk actions.
Per-page language settings
Assign the language directly inside the page or post editor.
A shortcut to translation assignments is also available.
Elementor display conditions
Filter Elementor templates, menus, or elements by language using custom display conditions.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install it from the WordPress admin. - Activate Abdiel Multilingual Manager.
- Go to Multilingual Manager Languages to configure your site languages.
- Use Assignments to link translations and menus.
FAQ
-
Does this plugin translate content automatically?
-
No. This plugin manages languages, relationships, and SEO structure only.
-
Is it compatible with Elementor?
-
Yes. It supports Elementor headers, footers, templates, and Nav Menu widgets.
-
Is it SEO-friendly?
-
Yes. hreflang and alternate URLs are generated automatically when translations are linked.
-
Can I control my URLs?
-
Yes. You can choose between prefix-based URLs or query-based switching, with optional canonical control.
Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“Multilingual Manager – Abdiel” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “Multilingual Manager – Abdiel” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.0.0
- First stable public release
- Full WordPress.org compliance
- Language management and assignments
- Menu switching per language
- Elementor integration
- Automatic hreflang and alternate URLs
- Performance-focused and lightweight architecture