About this plugin
GeoLang for Block Editor is a multilingual plugin designed specifically for the WordPress block editor. It allows you to create and manage translations for your posts, pages, custom post types, block templates, and template parts without leaving the WordPress admin interface.
Requirements & Compatibility:
- Requires the WordPress block editor. GeoLang is NOT compatible with content built in Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, or with the Classic Editor replacing the block editor — a warning notice is shown in the admin if one of them is detected
- Translating posts, pages and custom post types works on any theme that uses the block editor
- Translating templates, template parts (header, footer) and navigation blocks requires a block theme / Full Site Editing (FSE) environment
Key Features:
- 100% Block Editor Native: Manage page and post translations directly from the block editor sidebar. Full support for Templates, Template Parts and Block Themes
- Path-Based Routing: Clean URL structure with /{lang}/ prefixes (e.g. /it/, /en/) for SEO-friendly multilingual URLs
- 90+ Languages: Support for all major European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern languages, including right-to-left (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu) — pick any combination in settings
- Custom Post Types: Full routing, translation and archive support for any public CPT (e.g. /en/portfolio/my-project/)
- Localized Interface: When a translated language is active, GeoLang switches the WordPress locale — dates, month names and theme strings (e.g. “Read more”) are displayed in that language whenever a WordPress language pack is installed
- Smart IP Detection: Automatically redirect visitors to their local language using external APIs (ipapi.co, ipwho.is) or MaxMind local database
- Switzerland-Aware Detection: Unique canton-based language detection for Swiss visitors — Ticino gets Italian, Geneva gets French, Zurich gets German, and bilingual cantons (Bern, Fribourg, Valais) respect the browser’s Accept-Language preference. Manual canton override is available in the IP Test panel
- MaxMind Local Database (Pro — coming soon): Planned support for the GeoLite2 database locally, for unlimited, privacy-compliant IP detection with no API rate limits
- Full Templates & Template Parts Translation: Translate complete Site Editor templates (single post, page, archive) plus headers, footers and other template parts in Full Site Editing (FSE) themes
- Language-Filtered Archives: Category, tag, taxonomy, author, date and CPT archives — plus Query Loop blocks — only show content in the active language
- Menu Translation: Translate both classic WordPress menus and block editor navigation blocks
- SEO Ready: Full integration with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and Core Sitemaps. Automatic hreflang tags and HTML lang attribute generation
- Language Switcher: Customizable frontend language selector with multiple styles, positions, and flag support
- Post Duplicator: Quickly create translation copies of your content
- Lightning Fast: Optimized for performance with no bloat — just efficient multilingual functionality
Free vs Pro (coming soon):
The Free version includes all essential multilingual features: block editor integration, IP detection (external APIs), SEO, templates and template parts, menu translation, and language switcher.
GeoLang Pro is currently in development and not yet available. Planned Pro features include:
* MaxMind local database for unlimited, privacy-compliant IP detection
* Machine Translation with DeepL (bring-your-own-key)
* Bulk operations for posts, pages, and menus
* Advanced language redirect (cookie → browser → IP → default)
* Import/Export translations (CSV & JSON)
* Advanced revisions with block-level comparison
* Paid Memberships Pro integration
* Priority email support
External Services
This plugin optionally uses third-party IP geolocation APIs to detect the visitor’s language based on their IP address. This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled in the IP Detection settings.
ipapi.co
- What it is: A free IP geolocation API that returns country and language information based on the visitor’s IP address.
- What data is sent: The visitor’s IP address is sent to https://ipapi.co/{ip}/json/ when IP detection is enabled and the visitor has no language cookie set.
- When: Only on the first page load when IP detection is active and no language preference cookie exists.
- Terms of Service: https://ipapi.co/terms/
- Privacy Policy: https://ipapi.co/privacy/
ipwho.is
- What it is: A free IP geolocation API that returns country and language information based on the visitor’s IP address.
- What data is sent: The visitor’s IP address is sent to https://ipwho.is/{ip} when IP detection is enabled and the visitor has no language cookie set.
- When: Only on the first page load when IP detection is active and no language preference cookie exists.
- Terms of Service: https://ipwhois.io/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://ipwhois.io/privacy
Credits
Plugin developed by Nick Digital Projects.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
License URI
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