The YarakuZen plugin helps you to translate your site using both machine translation and translation by professionals.
As of April 2026, YarakuZen is a WordPress language plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loco Translate.
YarakuZen is an online service that helps translators manage their translation. You can use machine translation through it, and you can also send orders to professional translators. Plus, YarakuZen provides smart and powerful translation memory that should be a great help when you translate.
This WordPress plugin is officially supported by Yaraku, the operating company of YarakuZen.
First, set up an account for a YarakuZen.com API key. Then copy the key into the WordPress admin menu (‘Settings’ > ‘YarakuZen’).
You’ll find the YarakuZen box added to the editor screen for posts and pages. You can send your text to YarakuZen.com through it.
Currently the following languages are supported for the translation s…
| WordPress | 4.8+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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