---
title: How to Translate URL Coupon Text with WPML and Polylang
description: "Show WooCommerce URL coupon text in each visitor's language with WPML or Polylang."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-translate-url-coupon-notices/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
---

# How to Translate URL Coupon Text with WPML and Polylang

Translating URL coupon text lets you show a different message to each language on a multilingual store, so a coupon notice or landing-page line reads in the visitor's own language. [Coupons & Add to Cart by URL Links for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/url-coupons-woocommerce/) ships a free shortcode, `[alg_wc_url_coupons_translate]`, that shows or hides content based on the active WPML or Polylang language.

### Before you start

- WooCommerce, active.
- WPML or Polylang installed, so the site defines the current language.

The shortcode reads the active language from the `ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE` constant that WPML and Polylang define. If no multilingual plugin is active, the shortcode treats the visitor as "not in the listed languages".

### Two ways to use it

You can pass the two language variants as attributes, or wrap each language's content between shortcode tags.

#### 1. Attribute form

Give the languages, the text for those languages, and the fallback text for all other languages:

```
[alg_wc_url_coupons_translate lang="EN,DE" lang_text="Discount applied!" not_lang_text="Reduction appliquee !"]
```

Visitors browsing in English or German see the first message; everyone else sees the fallback.

#### 2. Wrapping form

Wrap the content for a set of languages, and use a second tag with `not_lang` for the rest:

```
[alg_wc_url_coupons_translate lang="EN,DE"]Discount applied![/alg_wc_url_coupons_translate]
[alg_wc_url_coupons_translate not_lang="EN,DE"]Reduction appliquee ![/alg_wc_url_coupons_translate]
```

### Attributes

| Attribute | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `lang` | Comma-separated language codes to match, for example `EN,DE`. |
| `not_lang` | Comma-separated language codes to exclude (used in the wrapping form). |
| `lang_text` | The text shown to the `lang` languages (attribute form). |
| `not_lang_text` | The fallback text shown to all other languages (attribute form). |

Language codes are matched case-insensitively, so `en` and `EN` both work.

### Using it inside a coupon notice

The Pro **Custom notice** and per-coupon notice fields run shortcodes, so you can drop the translate shortcode straight into a notice to make it multilingual. Combine it with the free `[alg_wc_url_coupons_print_notices]` shortcode on any landing page that does not show WooCommerce notices by default.

### Troubleshooting

- **Everyone sees the fallback text.** Confirm WPML or Polylang is active, since the shortcode relies on the language constant they set.
- **Nothing shows for a language.** Check the language codes in `lang` or `not_lang` match the codes your multilingual plugin uses.
- **The tags print as text.** Make sure you are placing the shortcode where WordPress runs shortcodes, such as post or page content, not a plain-text widget that has shortcodes disabled.

### Get more control

This shortcode is free. [Coupons & Add to Cart by URL Links for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/url-coupons-woocommerce/) Pro adds custom per-coupon notices, per-coupon redirects, and add-to-cart coupons, so your multilingual messages can be tailored per coupon. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/url-coupons-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Delay a URL Coupon Until a Product Is Added](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-delay-url-coupon/)
- [How to Apply a WooCommerce Coupon with a URL](https://wpfactory.com/docs/intro-how-to-use/)
- [URL Coupons: Advanced Options](https://wpfactory.com/docs/advance-options/)
- [How to Apply a WooCommerce Coupon from a URL: Settings Explained](https://wpfactory.com/docs/url-coupons-options/)
- [Make URL Coupons Work for Guests and Cached Sites](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-url-coupons-guests-caching/)