Setting up AI translation between two WordPress sites is straightforward — but a few steps (especially application passwords) trip people up if they haven’t done it before.

This tutorial walks through every step with exact settings and screenshots. By the end, you’ll have your two sites connected and ready to translate.

Step 2 — Connect Your AI Translation Provider

Now tell the plugin which AI to use for translating your content.

1. Go to Settings → Multi-Site Translator → API Settings
2. Select your AI provider:
   • Claude (by Anthropic)
   • GPT-4o (by OpenAI
3. Enter your API key (Free plan only):
   • Claude: get yours at console.anthropic.com → API Keys
   • OpenAI: get yours at platform.openai.com → API Keys
4. Click Save

Pro and Agency users: skip the API key — your shared API is already active. You’ll see a confirmation message instead of the key field.

How to verify it works:

The plugin runs a quick test translation when you save. Look for:

• Green checkmark = connection successful, ready to translate
• Red error = check your API key for typos, or verify your API account has credits

📷 SCREENSHOT: API Settings page showing provider dropdown, API key field, and green checkmark confirmation.

Troubleshooting:

• “Invalid API key” error — copy the key again from your provider’s dashboard. Make sure there are no extra spaces
• “Insufficient credits” error — your API account needs a payment method and credits. Both Claude and OpenAI require a small deposit ($5–10) to start
• “Connection timeout” error — check if your hosting provider blocks outgoing API requests. Contact your host if this persists

Step 3 — Add Your Target Site

This is the most important step. You’re telling the plugin where to send translated posts.

Go to Settings → Multi-Site Translator → Target Sites and fill in:

• Site name — a label for your reference (e.g., “Danish Site” or “myblog.dk”)
• Site URL — the full URL including https (e.g., https://myblog.dk)
• Username — a WordPress admin or editor username on the target site
• Application password — a special password generated on the target site (see below)
• Language — the target language (e.g., Danish, German, Spanish)

Click Save Sites Configuration.

The plugin tests the connection. Green checkmark = your sites are linked.

📷 SCREENSHOT: Target Sites configuration panel with all fields filled in.

How to Create an Application Password

An application password is a special WordPress password that lets external tools connect to your site via the REST API. It’s not your regular login password.

On your target site:

1. Log into WordPress Admin
2. Go to Users → Profile
3. Scroll down to the Application Passwords section
4. In the “New Application Password Name” field, type: Translation Plugin
5. Click Add New Application Password
6. A password appears — copy it immediately. You will only see it once
7. Go back to your source site and paste this password into the Application Password field

Important notes:

• The password has spaces in it — that’s normal. Paste the whole thing including spaces
• If you lose it, just delete it and create a new one — no harm done
• Make sure the username you entered in the plugin settings matches a real user on the target site with Editor or Administrator role

📷 SCREENSHOT 1: Users → Profile page on the target site — scroll position showing the Application Passwords section. 📷 SCREENSHOT 2: The generated application password with a highlight box and note saying “Copy this — you’ll only see it once.”

Troubleshooting:

• “Application Passwords” section not visible — your site might be running over HTTP, not HTTPS. Application passwords require SSL. Switch to HTTPS first
• “401 Unauthorized” error — double-check the username and application password. The username must exist on the target site with sufficient permissions
• “REST API disabled” error — some security plugins disable the REST API. Check your security plugin settings and whitelist the REST API

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Step 5 — Translate Your First Post

Everything is connected. Let’s test it.

1. Go to any post on your source site
2. Open it in the WordPress editor
3. In the right sidebar, find the Translate & Transfer meta box
4. Select your target site from the dropdown
5. Click Translate & Transfer

What happens next:

• The AI translates your post (title, content, excerpt)
• Featured image and inline images are transferred
• The translated post appears as a draft on your target site
• You’ll see a success message with a link to the draft

Go to your target site, open the draft, and check the translation. If everything looks good — your setup is complete.

📷 SCREENSHOT 1: The Translate & Transfer meta box with target site selected. 📷 SCREENSHOT 2: Success message after translation is complete. 📷 SCREENSHOT 3: The translated draft on the target site showing Danish title and content.

Setup Complete — What’s Next?

Your two WordPress sites are now connected with AI translation. Here’s what to do next:

• Translate your top 5 posts to build initial content on your target site
• Refine your Wordbook as you notice terms that need locking in
• Add Training Articles once you have a few well-translated posts to use as examples
• Set up additional target sites if you publish in more than two languages

Full workflow guide: How to Translate WordPress Posts with AI and Publish Them to Another Site