README

Translation Manager Plugin for Craft CMS

Localize your Craft interface and Formie & Freeform forms across every language — from the Control Panel.

Translation Manager came out of real client work. Like all our plugins, it was built to solve a problem we had to solve in production: translating Craft sites meant juggling PHP language files, redeployments, form-builder settings, and scattered provider-specific workflows. Even when a form plugin can translate values, managing labels, options, messages, buttons, and review status across many forms and languages is still tedious. Translation Manager gives that work one Control Panel home, with capture, import/export, approval, cleanup, backups, and generation in a single workflow for site strings, Formie forms, and Freeform forms.

Features

• Multi-Language Site Support — manage one key across any site/language combination with locale variant support
• Multi-Category Support — multiple translation categories (site, emails, errors) with separate file generation
• Formie and Freeform Integration — automatic capture of form fields, options, labels, messages, and button text
• Smart Deduplication — each unique text stored once, context updated automatically
• Capture Missing Translations — when enabled, auto-add translations at runtime when |t() encounters unknown strings
• Locale Mapping — consolidate regional variants (en-US, en-GB) to base locales
• Import/Export — CSV import with preview and validation, PHP file import/export
• GraphQL — Read-only translation lookup and catalog queries for headless frontends
• Backup System — scheduled backups with cloud storage (S3, Servd, Wasabi) and one-click restore
• Maintenance Tools — template & form capture, usage detection, granular cleanup
• Statistics Utility — Control Panel Utilities panel showing translation coverage by language
• Security — XSS protection, CSRF validation, path traversal prevention, CSV injection guards
• RTL Support — full Arabic/Hebrew text editing with proper display
• Logging — dedicated log files with CP viewer

Requirements

• Craft CMS 5.10+
• PHP 8.2+
• Logging Library 5.13+ (installed automatically)

Optional form integrations are verified with Formie 3.1.14+ and Freeform 5.15.6.1+ for Craft 5.

Installation

Composer

composer require lindemannrock/craft-translation-manager && php craft plugin/install translation-manager

DDEV

ddev composer require lindemannrock/craft-translation-manager && ddev craft plugin/install translation-manager

Documentation

Full documentation is available in the docs folder.

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Email: support@lindemannrock.com

License

This plugin is licensed under the Craft License. See LICENSE.md for details.

Developed by LindemannRock