---
title: Translate the Selector Text with WPML or Polylang
description: Show the WooCommerce products per page selector text in each language with WPML or Polylang.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-translate-text/"
updated: "2026-09-25"
category: How to
---

# Translate the Selector Text with WPML or Polylang

## Show different selector text per language

If you run a multilingual store, the [Number of Products per Page - Pagination Manager for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/products-per-page-woocommerce/) plugin can show different label text depending on the active language. Products per Page provides the `[alg_wc_ppp_translate]` shortcode for this, and it reads the current language from WPML or Polylang.

### Before you start

- WPML or Polylang, active and configured with your languages.
- The selector template you want to translate. This shortcode is used inside the **Template** field or wherever the selector text appears.

### Two ways to use it

**1. Attribute form.** Provide the text for the listed languages and a fallback for all others.

```
[alg_wc_ppp_translate lang="EN,DE" lang_text="Products per page" not_lang_text="Produits par page"]
```

Here shoppers viewing English or German see "Products per page", and everyone else sees the fallback text.

**2. Enclosing form.** Wrap the content, and show or hide it by language. Use `lang` to target languages, or `not_lang` to target every language except those listed.

```
[alg_wc_ppp_translate lang="EN"]Products per page[/alg_wc_ppp_translate][alg_wc_ppp_translate not_lang="EN"]Productos por pagina[/alg_wc_ppp_translate]
```

### Attributes

| Attribute | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| `lang` | One or more language codes, comma separated (for example `EN,DE`) |
| `not_lang` | Enclosing form only: show the content for every language except these |
| `lang_text` | Attribute form: the text shown for the listed languages |
| `not_lang_text` | Attribute form: the fallback text for other languages |

Language codes are matched case-insensitively against the active language, so `EN` and `en` both match. If no multilingual plugin is active, the current language is treated as unset, so the fallback (`not_lang_text`, or the `not_lang` block) is shown.

### Using it inside the template

You can place this shortcode directly in the **Template** field at **WPFactory > Products per Page** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Products per Page**), alongside placeholders like `%dropdown%`. When nesting it inside the `[alg_wc_products_per_page]` shortcode's enclosed content, write the nested tag with curly braces (`{alg_wc_ppp_translate ...}`) so it is not parsed too early.

### Get more control

The translation shortcode is free. [Number of Products per Page - Pagination Manager for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/products-per-page-woocommerce/) Pro adds an editable options list and a Products per Page widget. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/products-per-page-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [Show the Products per Page Selector as Radio Buttons](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-radio-buttons/)
- [Limit the Products per Page Selector to Specific Pages](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-scopes/)
- [Place the Selector in a Custom Position](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-custom-position/)
- [Shortcodes: Show the Selector Anywhere](https://wpfactory.com/docs/products-per-page-for-woocommerce-shortcode/)
- [Troubleshooting: Selector Not Showing or Not Applying](https://wpfactory.com/docs/products-per-page-fix/)