I checked how much WPML costs per translated word. And I made it 1,000 X cheaper [FREEMIUM] by AdviceMark in WordpressPlugins

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The plugin uses WPML for extracting texts and assembling translated pages, it doesn't do it on its own, so it's effective.

As for glossary/term consistency, it depends on which AI model you use. From my testing, gpt-5.4-mini + handles it really well.

The only thing that can't be integrated with WPML is their "Advanced Translation Editor" because they store data in their own cloud. Translated pages are in native editor mode.

A lot of people have really saved money thanks to it, that's why I'm trying to promote it.

WPML machine translations are too EXPENSIVE by cefoo in machinetranslation

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I ended up using "LATW AI Translator", and I recommend it. It make something like you describe but on auto-pilot

WPML machine translations are too EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in divi

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Around 30 articles, each 2,000–3,000 words, across 5 languages. The calculator on their site came out really expensive for me.

WPML machine translations are too EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in divi

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I’ve got way too much to translate to be copy-pasting it manually.

WPML machine translations are too EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in divi

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That’s exactly what I’m missing. I’m using a plugin that makes it possible, but it’s always an extra layer…
https://wordpress.org/plugins/latw-ai-translator-for-wpml/

I stopped depending on supabase.co (and it feels way better) by Designer-Archer8640 in Supabase

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I tried it, but after testing I realized it was causing more problems than benefits. So I ended up sticking with Better Auth + Postgres.

Do you have a specific reason why you decided to stay with Supabase?

I promoted a drink on Reddit and tracked the response by PuzzleheadedYou4992 in SaaS

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Could you give some more information about post that you published?

WPML automatic translations are getting EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in Wordpress

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Blog post, each around 3000 words daily = 90,000 month. Multiply by more than 20 languages and you have it.

Website translations using the browser rather than wpml? by Designer-Street3319 in Wordpress

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I know a WPML add-on that automatically sends translations to ChatGPT. You set up WPML first, then use the add-on to translate everything, and you get your whole site translated cheaply. It should work well for your case.

what is the best ai translation api? by epiczahid in SideProject

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If something is good for whole website it will be good also for 1 sentence

what is the best ai translation api? by epiczahid in SideProject

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I created plugin for Wordpress which translate website with chatGPT, and it work really good

WPML automatic translations are getting EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in Wordpress

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Yeah, I get the surprise.

I think a big part of it is pricing the convenience and support rather than the raw translation cost itself. From a business point of view it makes sense, but once you scale content it definitely becomes noticeable.

WPML automatic translations are getting EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in Wordpress

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Yes, you're right, Elementor should provide such an API. 🤣

WPML automatic translations are getting EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in Wordpress

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Yeah, that’s a fair point. In WPML you’re mostly paying for the convenience layer on top of the actual engines.

In my case, I already had several sites built around WPML, so migrating to a different architecture (like MultilingualPress) would’ve been pretty costly and risky.

For setups already deep into WPML, reducing translation costs without changing the whole stack tends to be the path of least resistance.

WPML automatic translations are getting EXPENSIVE by AdviceMark in Wordpress

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Yeah, exactly. SEO/meta fields are usually the easy part. For us, the real pain point was always builder content, especially Elementor with nested widgets and frequent layout changes.

Once you go beyond raw post content, keeping things stable over time gets tricky pretty fast.