---
title: How to Show Quantity Messages in Multiple Languages
description: "Show WooCommerce quantity messages in the visitor's language with WPML or Polylang."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/multilingual-setup-guide/"
updated: "2026-09-26"
category: How to
tags:
  - Min Max Default Quantity for WooCommerce
---

# How to Show Quantity Messages in Multiple Languages

To show quantity messages in each visitor's language with WPML or Polylang, wrap every language version in the `[wpfmmsq_translate]` shortcode inside the message fields at **WPFactory > Quantity Manager** in [Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-quantity-for-woocommerce/). Only the block matching the current language is shown. This is free.

[![Language guide in the General section](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/pasted-image-0-3-10-1024x467.png)](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/pasted-image-0-3-10.png)

## Before you start

- WooCommerce, active.
- WPML or Polylang, active and configured with your languages.

## Where to use it

You can place the shortcode in any message field, for example the minimum, maximum, step or allowed-quantity messages. It also works in the **Quantity Info** content boxes, the **Price Unit** text and the dropdown label templates. The **Language Guide** note in the **General** section shows the same syntax.

## Step by step

1. Go to **WPFactory > Quantity Manager** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Product Quantity**) and open the section whose message you want to translate, for example **Fixed Quantity**.
2. Replace the **Message** text with one block per language, as shown below.
3. Add a fallback block for languages you have not written.
4. Click **Save changes**, then test the message on the front end in each language.

### One block per language

Use a two-letter language code and wrap the message for that language:

```
[wpfmmsq_translate lang="EN"]Allowed quantity for %product_title% is %allowed_quantity%. Your current quantity is %quantity%.[/wpfmmsq_translate]
```

Repeat the block with a different code (for example `lang="ES"` for Spanish or `lang="DE"` for German) for each language you support. Put the blocks one after another in the same field.

### Fallback for other languages

Add a fallback block for any language you have not written a message for:

```
[wpfmmsq_translate not_lang="EN,DE"]Default message for other languages.[/wpfmmsq_translate]
```

### One-line form

For short texts, use `lang_text` for the listed languages and `not_lang_text` for all others:

```
[wpfmmsq_translate lang="EN,DE" lang_text="Text for English and German" not_lang_text="Text for other languages"]
```

## Shortcode attributes

| Attribute | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| `lang` | Show the wrapped text only for these language codes (comma separated). |
| `not_lang` | Show the wrapped text for every language except these codes. |
| `lang_text` | One-line form: text for the languages in `lang`. |
| `not_lang_text` | One-line form: text for all other languages. |

Language codes are not case sensitive, so `EN` and `en` both match. The current language is read from WPML or Polylang.

**Note:** the older `[alg_wc_pq_translate]` tag still works as an alias but is deprecated since v5.3.1. Use `[wpfmmsq_translate]`. The Language Guide note in General still shows the old tag.

## If it does not work

- **The message is blank:** no block matches the current language. Add a `not_lang` fallback.
- **Every language shows at once:** a closing `[/wpfmmsq_translate]` tag is missing, so the blocks are not separated.
- **Only one language ever shows:** WPML or Polylang is not reporting a language on that page. Without a detected language, `lang` blocks are hidden and `not_lang` blocks are shown.

## FAQ

### Do placeholders work inside the translated text?

Yes. Placeholders such as `%product_title%` are replaced in every language block. See the [message placeholders reference](https://wpfactory.com/docs/quantity-manager-message-placeholders-reference/).

### Can I translate the messages with WPML String Translation instead?

The documented method is the `[wpfmmsq_translate]` shortcode, which keeps all languages in one field.

### Is multilingual support a Pro feature?

No, the translate shortcode is free. See all shortcodes in [Quantity Manager shortcodes](https://wpfactory.com/docs/minmax-default-quantity/).

### Need a hand?

Our team answers every ticket on the [Quantity Manager support forum](https://wpfactory.com/support/item/product-quantity-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Show a Total Price by Quantity in WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-total-price-by-quantity/)
- [How to Sell Products in Multiples with a Quantity Step](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-quantity-step-increment/)
- [How to Show Quantity Columns in the Products List](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-admin-quantity-columns/)
- [How to Show a Quantity Box on Shop and Category Pages](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-quantity-on-archive-pages/)
- [How to Set a Minimum Order Quantity in WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-minimum-order-quantity/)

 

[![Min Max Default Quantity for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/Min-Max-Default-Quantity-for-WooCommerce.webp)](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-quantity-for-woocommerce/)