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uses free Google Translate Widget<\/li>\n<li><strong>No API keys required<\/strong> - no registration or payment needed<\/li>\n<li><strong>5 widget styles<\/strong> - dropdown, flags, flags+dropdown, text links, buttons<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shortcode<\/strong> - <code>[devbsitr_translator]<\/code> for insertion anywhere<\/li>\n<li><strong>PHP function<\/strong> - <code>devbsitr_translator()<\/code> for insertion in theme code<\/li>\n<li><strong>Floating widget<\/strong> - fixed in corner of screen<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language configuration<\/strong> - choose needed languages from 10 available<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instant translation<\/strong> - page translation \"on the fly\" in browser<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hide Google toolbar<\/strong> - clean look without Google branding<\/li>\n<li><strong>DevBrothers integration<\/strong> - unified admin panel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsive design<\/strong> - works on all devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Available Languages<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<li>Deutsch (German)<\/li>\n<li>Fran\u00e7ais (French)<\/li>\n<li>Espa\u00f1ol (Spanish)<\/li>\n<li>Italiano (Italian)<\/li>\n<li>Portugu\u00eas (Portuguese)<\/li>\n<li>\u4e2d\u6587 (Chinese)<\/li>\n<li>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e (Japanese)<\/li>\n<li>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4 (Korean)<\/li>\n<li>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 (Arabic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Widget Styles<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Dropdown<\/strong> - 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The plugin does not create separate pages for each language and translations are not indexed by search engines.<\/p>\n\n<p>This service is provided by Google LLC: Terms of Service (https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms), Privacy Policy (https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy).<\/p>\n\n<p>Note: Google Translate may collect anonymous usage statistics according to Google's privacy policy. The plugin uses the free Google Translate Widget which does not require API keys or registration.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Additional Info<\/h3>\n\n<h4>Support<\/h4>\n\n<p>support@devbrothers.ru<\/p>\n\n<h4>Technology<\/h4>\n\n<p>The plugin uses Google Translate Element API - the official free widget from Google for translating websites.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>Requirements<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>DevBrothers Admin Panel (base plugin)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Installation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install DevBrothers Admin Panel<\/li>\n<li>Upload the <code>devbrothers-simple-translator<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu<\/li>\n<li>Go to DevBrothers \u2192 Simple Translator to configure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Configuration<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Select the main site language (Russian\/English)<\/li>\n<li>Mark available languages for translation<\/li>\n<li>Choose widget style<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Enable floating widget<\/li>\n<li>Insert shortcode <code>[devbsitr_translator]<\/code> or PHP code <code>devbsitr_translator()<\/code> in desired location<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"is%20a%20google%20api%20key%20needed%3F\"><h3>Is a Google API key needed?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No! 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