Auto Translate

• Current Version: 20250528
• Last Updated: 28 May 2025
• License: Commercial License
• Compatibility: OpenCart 3.x, 4.x

 

Description

Auto Translate works with Google Cloud Translation and Microsoft Azure AI Translator to translate your OpenCart data. Manually translate one field or bulk transfer all data on your system with this extension.

*Note: You will need to sign up with Microsoft to use their translation API. Microsoft has a free tier that supports up to 2 million characters translation per month! Credit card is required to subscribe to Microsoft Azure (your card wouldn’t be charged unless you use more than the free limit). Otherwise, if you prefer to use Google, Google Cloud requires a subscription as well.

 

Features

• Automatically mass translate your products, categories, information pages etc.
• Add quick translate button beside fields that can be translated
• Uses Microsoft Azure AI Translator or Google Cloud Translation API
• Translate your website to over 100+ languages
• Machine translation, preserves your source styles and formatting in product description

Installation

OpenCart Cloud

1. Purchase the extension from your administration panel.
2. Proceed to Extensions >> Extensions and select Modules. Then, install Auto Translate. Configure extension accordingly.
3. You can now mass translate or translate individual fields on your store.
4. Please read on below for more information on getting your Microsoft App Key / Google Cloud API Key.

OpenCart 2, 3 & 4

1. Go to Admin >> Extensions >> Installer to upload the extension zip file.
2. Proceed to Extensions >> Extensions and select Modules. Then, install Auto Translate. Configure extension accordingly.
3. You can now mass translate or translate individual fields on your store.
4. Please read on below for more information on getting your Microsoft App Key / Google Cloud API Key.

Configurations

OpenCart 2, 3, 4 & Cloud

Microsoft Azure Setup

1. Sign up with Microsoft Azure

   If you do not have a Microsoft Azure account, sign up at http://azure.com/. If you do, login at http://portal.azure.com/.

2. Creating a New Application

   a. After logging in, you should see the dashboard. Click 'Create a resource' in the menu.

   

   b. Search for ‘Cognitive Services’ and select it.

   

   c. Click "Create" for the "Translator" service to proceed with creating the application.
   
   d. If you do not have a subscription, you will need to sign up for an Azure subscription. Select ‘free trial’ if it’s available to you. Proceed to fill in your personal particulars and card details for Microsoft to activate your subscription.

   e. Once done with the subscription, continue with creating the application. Select the subscription, resource group and a region that is nearest to you. Fill in a name and select the available pricing tier.
   f. Skip the Network, Identity, Tags tabs and proceed to "Review + create". Click on the "Create" button.
   

    

3. Getting Your Key

   Once the application has been created and deployment is complete, click "Go to resource" to enter the application console. Then, select ‘Keys and Endpoint’ from the menu to retrieve your key. Copy Key 1 to the Auto Translate extension in your OpenCart store to begin. Select the same region you have set this resource to run on in the OpenCart store as well.

   

Google Cloud Setup

1. Sign up with Google Cloud or login at https://cloud.google.com/.
2. Search for "Translate" at the search bar and select "Cloud Translation API". Enable API service.
   
3. Select the "Credentials" tab, select "Create Credentials" > "API Key".
   
   
4. Copy the newly created API key to the Auto Translate module.

Change Log

Version 20250528 (28/05/2025)

• Added support for OpenCart 4.1.0.3
• Added Google Cloud Translation API integration

Version 2.3.0 (07/06/2023)

• Added support for OpenCart 4.x
• Bug fixes

Version 2.2.0 (10/05/2021)

• Improved codes formatting
• Updated to Microsoft translate API version 3
• Removed dependencies for OCMod and vQmod
• Removed support for OpenCart 1.5 and OpenCart 2.0 to 2.2

Version 2.1.0 (09/12/2017)

• Release cancelled

Version 2.0.1 (09/12/2017)

• Fixed minor bugs with OpenCart 3 release

Version 2.0.0 (24/06/2017)

• Fixed compatibility with OpenCart 3.0.0.0

Version 1.6.0 (12/01/2017)

• Upgraded API to use Microsoft Azure new API

Version 1.5.2 (10/10/2016)

• Fixed compatibility with new summernote editor

Version 1.5.1 (08/07/2016)

• Fixed compatibility with OpenCart 2.3.0.0

Version 1.5.0 (04/03/2016)

• Fixed compatibility with OpenCart 2.0.0.0
• Added translation for meta titles for products, categories and information pages
• Added translation for meta description and meta keywords for information pages

Version 1.4.3 (22/02/2016)

• Fixed text editor descriptions not decoding before being sent

Version 1.4.2 (21/02/2016)

• Improvements made to remove repetitive codes
• Better handling of long product descriptions

Version 1.4.1 (11/12/2015)

• Fixed critical bug fix caused by version 1.4.0

Version 1.4.0 (09/12/2015)

• Added support for continuing mass translate from a certain point
• Added new design for OC 1.5

Version 1.3.0 (25/10/2015)

• Changed system to use SOAP instead to support up to 10,000 characters
• Added support for product attributes

Version 1.2.1 (19/05/2015)

• Minor bug fixes

Version 1.2.0 (15/05/2015)

• Minor bug fixes
• Admin aesthetic improvements

Version 1.1.1 (23/04/2015)

• OC 2.0.2.0 mail support compatibility fix

Version 1.1.0 (10/04/2015)

• Added mass translate for options and attributes
• Bug fixes

Version 1.0.0 (04/03/2015)

• Extension created